auto-update week 29

east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json

@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
     },
     "Diplomatic representation in the US": {
       "chief of mission": {
-        "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires XU Xueyuan (since 2 January 2023) "
+        "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires XU Xueyuan (since 2 January 2023)"
       },
       "chancery": {
         "text": "3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008"

east-n-southeast-asia/id.json

@@ -977,14 +977,17 @@
   },
   "Energy": {
     "Electricity access": {
+      "population without electricity": {
+        "text": "(2020) less than 1 million"
+      },
       "electrification - total population": {
-        "text": "99% (2019)"
+        "text": "99.2% (2021)"
       },
       "electrification - urban areas": {
-        "text": "100% (2019)"
+        "text": "99.9% (2021)"
       },
       "electrification - rural areas": {
-        "text": "99% (2019)"
+        "text": "98.2% (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Electricity": {
@@ -1183,7 +1186,21 @@
       "text": "673 (2021)"
     },
     "Airports - with paved runways": {
-      "text": "186",
+      "total": {
+        "text": "186"
+      },
+      "civil airports": {
+        "text": "21"
+      },
+      "military airports": {
+        "text": "2"
+      },
+      "joint use (civil-military) airports": {
+        "text": "9"
+      },
+      "other airports": {
+        "text": "154"
+      },
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)"
     },
     "Airports - with unpaved runways": {

east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json

@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@
   "Energy": {
     "Electricity access": {
       "electrification - total population": {
-        "text": "100% (2020)"
+        "text": "100% (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Electricity": {
@@ -1155,7 +1155,21 @@
       "text": "175 (2021)"
     },
     "Airports - with paved runways": {
-      "text": "142",
+      "total": {
+        "text": "142"
+      },
+      "civil airports": {
+        "text": "33"
+      },
+      "military airports": {
+        "text": "28"
+      },
+      "joint use (civil-military) airports": {
+        "text": "11"
+      },
+      "other airports": {
+        "text": "70"
+      },
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)"
     },
     "Airports - with unpaved runways": {

east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json

@@ -807,14 +807,17 @@
   },
   "Energy": {
     "Electricity access": {
+      "population without electricity": {
+        "text": "(2020) 19 million"
+      },
       "electrification - total population": {
-        "text": "26% (2019)"
+        "text": "52.6% (2021)"
       },
       "electrification - urban areas": {
-        "text": "36% (2019)"
+        "text": "36% (2020)"
       },
       "electrification - rural areas": {
-        "text": "11% (2019)"
+        "text": "11% (2020)"
       }
     },
     "Electricity": {
@@ -997,7 +1000,21 @@
       "text": "82 (2021)"
     },
     "Airports - with paved runways": {
-      "text": "39",
+      "total": {
+        "text": "39"
+      },
+      "civil airports": {
+        "text": "1"
+      },
+      "military airports": {
+        "text": "18"
+      },
+      "joint use (civil-military) airports": {
+        "text": "1"
+      },
+      "other airports": {
+        "text": "19"
+      },
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)"
     },
     "Airports - with unpaved runways": {

east-n-southeast-asia/la.json

@@ -944,13 +944,7 @@
   "Energy": {
     "Electricity access": {
       "electrification - total population": {
-        "text": "95% (2019)"
-      },
-      "electrification - urban areas": {
-        "text": "98% (2019)"
-      },
-      "electrification - rural areas": {
-        "text": "93% (2019)"
+        "text": "100% (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Electricity": {

east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json

@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@
   },
   "Economy": {
     "Economic overview": {
-      "text": "lower middle-income East Asian economy; large human capital improvements over last 3 decades; agricultural and natural resource rich; Chinese border closures and COVID-19 hurt; growth and poverty decline mainly in rural areas"
+      "text": "lower middle-income East Asian economy; large human capital improvements over last 3 decades; agricultural and natural resource rich; export and consumption-led growth; high inflation due to supply bottlenecks and increased food and energy prices; currency depreciation"
     },
     "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
       "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": {
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Exports - partners": {
-      "text": "China 81%, Switzerland 9% (2019)"
+      "text": "China 73%, Switzerland 19%, Singapore 2%, South Korea 2%, Russia 1% (2021)"
     },
     "Exports - commodities": {
       "text": "copper, coal, gold, iron, animal hair, crude petroleum, zinc (2021)"
@@ -896,10 +896,10 @@
       }
     },
     "Imports - partners": {
-      "text": "China 31%, Russia 29%, Japan 10%, South Korea 5% (2019)"
+      "text": "China 37%, Russia 27%, Japan 7%, South Korea 5%, Germany 3% (2021)"
     },
     "Imports - commodities": {
-      "text": "refined petroleum, cars, delivery trucks, construction vehicles, aircraft (2019)"
+      "text": "refined petroleum, cars, delivery trucks, trailers, electricity, iron (2021)"
     },
     "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
       "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": {
@@ -944,13 +944,7 @@
   "Energy": {
     "Electricity access": {
       "electrification - total population": {
-        "text": "91% (2019)"
-      },
-      "electrification - urban areas": {
-        "text": "99% (2019)"
-      },
-      "electrification - rural areas": {
-        "text": "73% (2019)"
+        "text": "100% (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Electricity": {

east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json

@@ -921,13 +921,13 @@
   "Energy": {
     "Electricity access": {
       "electrification - total population": {
-        "text": "58.9% (2018)"
+        "text": "20.9% (2021)"
       },
       "electrification - urban areas": {
-        "text": "82% (2018)"
+        "text": "65.1% (2021)"
       },
       "electrification - rural areas": {
-        "text": "55.4% (2018)"
+        "text": "14% (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Electricity": {
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@
   },
   "Military and Security": {
     "Military and security forces": {
-      "text": "Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes land, maritime, and air elements); Ministry of Police: Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and Correctional Services (2022)"
+      "text": "Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF): Land Element, Maritime Element, Air Element<br><br>Ministry of Internal Security: Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) (2023)"
     },
     "Military expenditures": {
       "Military Expenditures 2022": {
@@ -1192,16 +1192,16 @@
       }
     },
     "Military and security service personnel strengths": {
-      "text": "approximately 3,000 active duty troops (2022)"
+      "text": "approximately 2,500 active-duty PNGDF troops (2023)"
     },
     "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
-      "text": "the PNGDF is lightly armed; most of its military assistance has come from Australia (2022)"
+      "text": "the PNGDF is lightly armed; most of its military assistance has come from Australia (2023)"
     },
     "Military service age and obligation": {
       "text": "18-27 for a general enlistee or 18-30 for an officer cadet; no conscription (2022)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "the PNGDF is a small, lightly armed, and underfunded force that is assessed to have limited combat capabilities; it is tasked with defense of the country and its territories against external attack, as well as internal security duties; the PNGDF was established in 1973, and its primary combat unit, the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR), is descended from Australian Army infantry battalions comprised of native soldiers and led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers formed during World War II to help fight the Japanese; the RPIR was disbanded after the war, but reestablished in 1951 as part of the Australian Army where it continued to serve until Papua New Guinea gained its independence in 1975, when it became part of the PNGDF<br><br>Papua New Guinea's traditional security partners are Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, and the US; Australia and the US are assisting the country with expanding and improving the Defense Force naval base at Lombrum on Manus Island; the US first established a Lombrum base in 1944 during World War II; in recent years, Papua New Guinea has established security ties with France and the UK; the US and PNG signed a defense cooperation agreement in May 2023, which included a shiprider agreement that provides the opportunity for PNG personnel to work on US Coast Guard and US Navy vessels, and vice versa, to tackle maritime crime such as illegal fishing (2023)"
+      "text": "the PNGDF is a small, lightly armed, and underfunded force tasked with defense of the country and its territories against external attack, as well as internal security and socio-economic development duties; the Land Element includes two infantry battalions, an engineer battalion, a signal squadron, an explosive ordnance disposal unit, and a preventive medicine platoon; the Air Element is a small air wing operating a light transport aircraft and two leased helicopters while the Maritime Element consists of four patrol boats and two landing craft<br><br>the PNGDF was established in 1973, and its primary combat unit, the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR), is descended from Australian Army infantry battalions comprised of native soldiers and led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers formed during World War II to help fight the Japanese; the RPIR was disbanded after the war, but reestablished in 1951 as part of the Australian Army where it continued to serve until Papua New Guinea gained its independence in 1975, when it became part of the PNGDF<br><br>Papua New Guinea's traditional security partners are Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, and the US; Australia and the US are assisting the country with expanding and improving the Defense Force naval base at Lombrum on Manus Island; the US first established a Lombrum base in 1944 during World War II; in recent years, Papua New Guinea has established security ties with France and the UK; the US and PNG signed a defense cooperation agreement in May 2023, which included a shiprider agreement that provides the opportunity for PNG personnel to work on US Coast Guard and US Navy vessels, and vice versa, to tackle maritime crime such as illegal fishing (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Transnational Issues": {

east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json

@@ -955,14 +955,17 @@
   },
   "Energy": {
     "Electricity access": {
+      "population without electricity": {
+        "text": "(2020) 3 million"
+      },
       "electrification - total population": {
-        "text": "96% (2019)"
+        "text": "97.4% (2021)"
       },
       "electrification - urban areas": {
-        "text": "100% (2019)"
+        "text": "98.6% (2021)"
       },
       "electrification - rural areas": {
-        "text": "93% (2019)"
+        "text": "96.4% (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Electricity": {
@@ -1242,7 +1245,7 @@
       "text": "approximately 130,000 active duty personnel (90,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 8,000 Marine Corps; 15,000 Air Force) (2022)"
     },
     "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
-      "text": "the AFP is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly secondhand equipment from the US; the top weapons suppliers in recent years have included South Korea and the US (2022)"
+      "text": "the AFP is equipped with a wide mix of imported weapons systems; in recent years, it has received equipment from more than a dozen countries led by Israel, South Korea, and the US (2023)"
     },
     "Military service age and obligation": {
       "text": "18-25 (enlisted) and 21-29 (officers) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2022)",

east-n-southeast-asia/th.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "Introduction": {
     "Background": {
-      "text": "<p>Two unified Thai kingdoms emerged in the mid-13th century. The Sukhothai, located in the south-central plains, gained its independence from the Khmer Empire to the east. By the late 13th century, Sukhothai’s territory extended into present-day Burma and Laos. Sukhothai lasted until the mid-15th century. The Thai Lan Na Kingdom was established in the north with its capital at Chang Mai. Lan Na was conquered by the Burmese in the 16th century. The Ayutthaya Kingdom (14th-18th centuries) succeeded the Sukhothai and would become known as the Siamese Kingdom. During the Ayutthaya period, the Thai/Siamese peoples consolidated their hold on what is present-day central and north-central Thailand. Following a military defeat at the hands of the Burmese in 1767, the Siamese Kingdom rose to new heights under the military ruler TAKSIN, who defeated the Burmese occupiers and expanded the kingdom’s territory into modern-day northern Thailand (formerly the Lan Na Kingdom), Cambodia, Laos, and the Malay Peninsula. The kingdom fought off additional Burmese invasions and raids in the late 1700s and early 1800s. In the mid-1800s, Western pressure led to Siam signing trade treaties that reduced the country’s sovereignty and independence. In the 1890s and 1900s, the British and French forced the kingdom to cede Cambodian, Laotian, and Malay territories that had been under Siamese control.</p> <p>A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. After the Japanese invaded Thailand in 1941, the government split into a pro-Japan faction and a pro-Ally faction backed by the king. Thailand became a US treaty ally in 1954 after sending troops to Korea and later fighting alongside the US in Vietnam. Thailand since 2005 has experienced several rounds of political turmoil including a military coup in 2006 that ousted then Prime Minister THAKSIN Chinnawat, followed by large-scale street protests by competing political factions in 2008, 2009, and 2010. THAKSIN's youngest sister, YINGLAK Chinnawat, in 2011 led the Puea Thai Party to an electoral win and assumed control of the government.</p> <p>In early May 2014, after months of large-scale anti-government protests in Bangkok beginning in November 2013, YINGLAK was removed from office by the Constitutional Court and in late May 2014 the Royal Thai Army, led by Gen. PRAYUT Chan-ocha, staged a coup against the caretaker government. The military-affiliated National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), led by PRAYUT as the appointed minister, ruled the country for more than four years, during which time the NCPO drafted a new constitution guaranteeing military sway over Thai politics in future elections by allowing the military to appoint the entire 250-member Senate and requiring a joint meeting of the House and Senate to select the prime minister, effectively giving the military a veto over the choice for the top executive. King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet passed away in October 2016 after 70 years on the throne; his only son, WACHIRALONGKON (aka King RAMA X), formally ascended the throne in December 2019. He signed the new constitution in April 2017. A long-delayed election in March 2019, disputed and widely viewed as skewed in favor of the party aligned with the military, allowed PRAYUT to continue his premiership. The country experienced large-scale anti-government protests in 2020.</p>"
+      "text": "<p>Two unified Thai kingdoms emerged in the mid-13th century. The Sukhothai, located in the south-central plains, gained its independence from the Khmer Empire to the east. By the late 13th century, Sukhothai’s territory extended into present-day Burma and Laos. Sukhothai lasted until the mid-15th century. The Thai Lan Na Kingdom was established in the north with its capital at Chang Mai. Lan Na was conquered by the Burmese in the 16th century. The Ayutthaya Kingdom (14th-18th centuries) succeeded the Sukhothai and would become known as the Siamese Kingdom. During the Ayutthaya period, the Thai/Siamese peoples consolidated their hold on what is present-day central and north-central Thailand. Following a military defeat at the hands of the Burmese in 1767, the Siamese Kingdom rose to new heights under the military ruler TAKSIN, who defeated the Burmese occupiers and expanded the kingdom’s territory into modern-day northern Thailand (formerly the Lan Na Kingdom), Cambodia, Laos, and the Malay Peninsula. The kingdom fought off additional Burmese invasions and raids in the late 1700s and early 1800s. In the mid-1800s, Western pressure led to Siam signing trade treaties that reduced the country’s sovereignty and independence. In the 1890s and 1900s, the British and French forced the kingdom to cede Cambodian, Laotian, and Malay territories that had been under Siamese control.</p> <p>A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. After the Japanese invaded Thailand in 1941, the government split into a pro-Japan faction and a pro-Allied faction backed by the king. Thailand became a US treaty ally in 1954 after sending troops to Korea and later fighting alongside the US in Vietnam. Thailand since 2005 has experienced several rounds of political turmoil including a military coup in 2006 that ousted then Prime Minister THAKSIN Chinnawat, followed by large-scale street protests by competing political factions in 2008, 2009, and 2010. THAKSIN's youngest sister, YINGLAK Chinnawat, in 2011 led the Puea Thai Party to an electoral win and assumed control of the government.</p> <p>In early May 2014, after months of large-scale anti-government protests in Bangkok beginning in November 2013, YINGLAK was removed from office by the Constitutional Court and in late May 2014 the Royal Thai Army, led by Gen. PRAYUT Chan-ocha, staged a coup against the caretaker government. The military-affiliated National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), led by PRAYUT as the appointed minister, ruled the country for more than four years, during which time the NCPO drafted a new constitution guaranteeing military sway over Thai politics in future elections by allowing the military to appoint the entire 250-member Senate and requiring a joint meeting of the House and Senate to select the prime minister, effectively giving the military a veto over the choice for the top executive. King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet passed away in October 2016 after 70 years on the throne; his only son, WACHIRALONGKON (aka King RAMA X), formally ascended the throne in December 2019. He signed the new constitution in April 2017. A long-delayed election in March 2019, disputed and widely viewed as skewed in favor of the party aligned with the military, allowed PRAYUT to continue his premiership. The country experienced large-scale anti-government protests in 2020.</p>"
     }
   },
   "Geography": {
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@
   "Energy": {
     "Electricity access": {
       "electrification - total population": {
-        "text": "100% (2020)"
+        "text": "100% (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Electricity": {

east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json

@@ -894,13 +894,7 @@
   "Energy": {
     "Electricity access": {
       "electrification - total population": {
-        "text": "85.6% (2018)"
-      },
-      "electrification - urban areas": {
-        "text": "100% (2018)"
-      },
-      "electrification - rural areas": {
-        "text": "79.2% (2018)"
+        "text": "100% (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Electricity": {