auto-update week 48

africa/cf.json

@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@
     "Irrigated land": {
       "text": "20 sq km (2012)"
     },
+    "Major rivers (by length in km)": {
+      "text": "Ubangi (shared with Central African Republic [s] and Democratic Republic of Congo [m]) - 2,270 km<br><strong>note</strong> – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth"
+    },
     "Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
       "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)"
     },
     "Major aquifers": {
       "text": "Congo Basin"
     },
-    "Major rivers (by length in km)": {
-      "text": "Ubangi (shared with Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,270 km;&nbsp;"
-    },
     "Population distribution": {
       "text": "the population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville as shown in this population distribution map"
     },
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Major rivers (by length in km)": {
-      "text": "Ubangi (shared with Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,270 km;&nbsp;"
+      "text": "Ubangi (shared with Central African Republic [s] and Democratic Republic of Congo [m]) - 2,270 km<br><strong>note</strong> – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth"
     },
     "Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
       "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)"
@@ -992,23 +992,23 @@
   "Communications": {
     "Telephones - fixed lines": {
       "total subscriptions": {
-        "text": "17,076"
+        "text": "17,000 (2017)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "less than 1 (2017 est.)"
       }
     },
     "Telephones - mobile cellular": {
       "total subscriptions": {
-        "text": "4,933,529"
+        "text": "5 million (2018)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "95.34 (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "95.34 (2018 est.)"
       }
     },
     "Telecommunication systems": {
       "general assessment": {
-        "text": "<p>suffering from economic challenges of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty; primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out of order; youth are seeking the Internet more than their parents and often gain access through cyber cafes; only the most affluent have Internet access in their homes; operator has plans to upgrade national broadband through fiber link to WACS landing station at Pointe-Noire with connections to Angola and DRC; fiber network project with aims to connect north and south regions; DRC operator added fiber link between Brazzaville and Kinshasa (2020)</p> (2020)"
+        "text": "suffering from economic challenges of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty; primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out of order; youth are seeking the Internet more than their parents and often gain access through cyber cafes; only the most affluent have Internet access in their homes; operator has plans to upgrade national broadband through fiber link to WACS landing station at Pointe-Noire with connections to Angola and DRC; fiber network project with aims to connect north and south regions; DRC operator added fiber link between Brazzaville and Kinshasa (2020)"
       },
       "domestic": {
         "text": "fixed-line infrastructure inadequate, providing less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; in the absence of an adequate fixed-line infrastructure, mobile-cellular subscribership has surged to 95 per 100 persons (2019)"
@@ -1031,6 +1031,14 @@
       "percent of population": {
         "text": "8.65% (July 2018 est.)"
       }
+    },
+    "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
+      "total": {
+        "text": "500 (2014)"
+      },
+      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
+        "text": "less than 1 (2014 est.)"
+      }
     }
   },
   "Transportation": {
@@ -1115,7 +1123,7 @@
         "text": "11"
       },
       "by type": {
-        "text": "general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9 (2020)"
+        "text": "general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9 (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Ports and terminals": {
@@ -1160,6 +1168,9 @@
     },
     "Military service age and obligation": {
       "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in the Armed Forces (2019)"
+    },
+    "Military - note": {
+      "text": "<p>as of 2021, that FAC had limited capabilities due to obsolescent and poorly maintained equipment and low levels of training; its primary focus was internal security; since its creation in 1961, the FAC has had a turbulent history; it has been sidelined by some national leaders in favor of personal militias, endured  an internal rebellion (1996), and clashed with various rebel groups and political or ethnic militias (1993-1996, 2002-2005, 2017); during the 1997-1999 civil war, the military generally split along ethnic lines, with most northern officers supporting eventual winner SASSOU-Nguesso, and most southerners backing the rebels; others joined ethnic-based factions loyal to regional warlords; forces backing SASSOU-Nguesso were supported by Angolan troops and received some French assistance; the FAC also has undergone at least three reorganizations that included the incorporation of former rebel combatants and various ethnic and political militias; in recent years, France has provided some advice and training, and a military cooperation agreement was signed with Russia in 2019</p>"
     }
   },
   "Transnational Issues": {
@@ -1168,7 +1179,7 @@
     },
     "Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
       "refugees (country of origin)": {
-        "text": "22,098 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 27,755 (Central African Republic) (2021)"
+        "text": "20,371 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 28,825 (Central African Republic) (2021)"
       },
       "IDPs": {
         "text": "304,430 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2021)"