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"text": "12 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "14 years (2015)"
"text": "13 years (2015)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
@ -888,10 +888,10 @@
},
"Merchant marine": {
"total": {
"text": "138"
"text": "147"
},
"by type": {
"text": "container ship 12, oil tanker 18, other 108 (2020)"
"text": "container ship 12, oil tanker 18, other 117 (2021)"
}
},
"Ports and terminals": {

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}
},
"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
"text": "Mackenzie - 4, 241 km; Yukon (shared with the US) - 3,185 km; Nelson - 2,570 km; Columbia (shared with the US) - 1,953 km; Churchill - 1,600 km; Fraser (shared with the US) - 1,368 km; Ottawa - 1,271 km; Athabasca - 1,231 km; North Saskatchewan - 1,220 km; Liard - 1,115 km"
"text": "Mackenzie - 4, 241 km; Yukon river source (shared with the US [m]) - 3,185 km; Saint Lawrence river mouth (shared with US) - 3,058 km; Nelson - 2,570 km; Columbia river source (shared with the US [m]) - 1,953 km; Churchill - 1,600 km; Fraser - 1,368 km; Ottawa - 1,271 km; Athabasca - 1,231 km; North Saskatchewan - 1,220 km; Liard - 1,115 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: Mississippi* <em>(Gulf of Mexico)</em> (3,202,185 sq km, Canada only 32,000 sq km), Nelson <em>(Hudson Bay)</em> (1,093,141 sq km), Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km, Canada only 839,200 sq km)<br>Arctic Ocean drainage: Mackenzie (1,706,388 sq km)<br>Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, Canada only 823,800 sq km), Columbia* (657,501 sq km, Canada only 103,000 sq km)<br>note - watersheds shared with the US shown with *"
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"text": "2.31 physicians/1,000 population (2016)"
},
"Hospital bed density": {
"text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)"
"text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2019)"
},
"Sanitation facility access": {
"improved: urban": {
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"text": "16 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "17 years (2018)"
"text": "17 years (2019)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
}
},
"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
"text": "Mackenzie - 4, 241 km; Yukon (shared with the US) - 3,185 km; Nelson - 2,570 km; Columbia (shared with the US) - 1,953 km; Churchill - 1,600 km; Fraser (shared with the US) - 1,368 km; Ottawa - 1,271 km; Athabasca - 1,231 km; North Saskatchewan - 1,220 km; Liard - 1,115 km"
"text": "Mackenzie - 4, 241 km; Yukon river source (shared with the US [m]) - 3,185 km; Saint Lawrence river mouth (shared with US) - 3,058 km; Nelson - 2,570 km; Columbia river source (shared with the US [m]) - 1,953 km; Churchill - 1,600 km; Fraser - 1,368 km; Ottawa - 1,271 km; Athabasca - 1,231 km; North Saskatchewan - 1,220 km; Liard - 1,115 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: Mississippi* <em>(Gulf of Mexico)</em> (3,202,185 sq km, Canada only 32,000 sq km), Nelson <em>(Hudson Bay)</em> (1,093,141 sq km), Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km, Canada only 839,200 sq km)<br>Arctic Ocean drainage: Mackenzie (1,706,388 sq km)<br>Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, Canada only 823,800 sq km), Columbia* (657,501 sq km, Canada only 103,000 sq km)<br>note - watersheds shared with the US shown with *"
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}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Bloc Quebecois [Yves-Francois BLANCHET]<br>Conservative Party of Canada or CPC [Erin O'TOOLE]<br>Green Party [Annamie PAUL]<br>Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU]<br>New Democratic Party or NDP [Jagmeet SINGH]<br>People's Party of Canada [Maxime BERNIER]"
"text": "Bloc Quebecois [Yves-Francois BLANCHET]<br>Conservative Party of Canada or CPC [Erin O'TOOLE]<br>Green Party [vacant]<br>Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU]<br>New Democratic Party or NDP [Jagmeet SINGH]<br>People's Party of Canada [Maxime BERNIER]"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC"
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"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "13.267 million"
"text": "13.926 million (2020)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "35.52 (2019 est.)"
"text": "36.9 (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "34,366,950"
"text": "36,093,021 (2020)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "92.01 (2019 est.)"
"text": "95.63 (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Telecommunication systems": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "<p>Canada has highly developed, technologically advanced telecom services; LTE and broadband are nearly universal; competition between the DSL and cable platforms with investment in fiber networks; regulatory efforts ensure operators have spectrum available to develop 5G services; policy to improve service speeds and enable digital economy and e-services; operators 5G network facilitates smart-city vehicle and pedestrian traffic; high value in e-commerce transactions; international connections through submarine, terrestrial, and satellite systems; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2021)</p> (2020)"
"text": "Canada has highly developed, technologically advanced telecom services; LTE and broadband are nearly universal; competition between the DSL and cable platforms with investment in fiber networks; regulatory efforts ensure operators have spectrum available to develop 5G services; policy to improve service speeds and enable digital economy and e-services; operator&rsquo;s 5G network facilitates smart-city vehicle and pedestrian traffic; high value in e-commerce transactions; international connections through submarine, terrestrial, and satellite systems; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2020)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "35 per 100 fixed-line; 93 per 100 mobile-cellular; comparatively low mobile penetration provides further room for growth; domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations (2019)"
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},
"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
"total": {
"text": "15,273,496"
"text": "15,776,602 (2020)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "40.89 (2019 est.)"
"text": "41.8 (2020 est.)"
}
}
},
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},
"Merchant marine": {
"total": {
"text": "691"
"text": "679"
},
"by type": {
"text": "bulk carrier 20, container ship 1, general cargo 76, oil tanker 15, other 579 (2020)"
"text": "bulk carrier 22, container ship 1, general cargo 66, oil tanker 15, other 575 (2021)"
}
},
"Ports and terminals": {
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"text": "17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2021)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949"
"text": "Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949<br> <p>Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD; established 1958); NORAD is a Canada-US bi-national military command responsible for monitoring and defending North American airspace; traditionally, a Canadian Armed Forces officer has served as the deputy commander of NORAD</p> <p>Canadas defense relationship with the US extends back to the Ogdensburg Declaration of 1940, when the two countries formally agreed on military cooperation, including the establishment of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD), which continued to be the highest-level bilateral defense forum between Canada and the US as of 2021</p> <p>British troops withdrew from Canada in 1871 as part of the UK-US Treaty of Washington; following the withdrawal, the first Canadian militia, known as the Royal Canadian Regiment, was organized in 1883 to protect Canadian territory and defend British interests abroad, which it did in the South African War (1899-1902), Canadas first overseas conflict; militia units formed the backbone of the more than 425,000 Canadian soldiers that went to Europe during World War I in what was called the Canadian Expeditionary Force; the Royal Canadian Navy was created in 1910, while the Canadian Air Force was established in 1920 and became the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1924; the Canadian Army was officially founded in 1942; a unified Canadian Armed Forces was created in 1968</p>"
}
},
"Terrorism": {

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"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "7,133"
"text": "7,133 (2019)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "12.34 (2019 est.)"
"text": "12.59 (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "61,656"
"text": "61,656 (2019)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "106.7 (2019 est.)"
"text": "108.8 (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Telecommunication systems": {
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},
"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
"total": {
"text": "14,404"
"text": "14,404 (2019)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "24.93 (2019 est.)"
"text": "25.42 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},
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"text": "8"
},
"by type": {
"text": "other 8 (2020)"
"text": "other 8 (2021)"
}
},
"Ports and terminals": {

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"text": "Laguna de Terminos - 1,550 sq km"
}
},
"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
"text": "Rio Grande river mouth (shared with US [s]) - 3,057 km; Colorado river mouth (shared with US [s]) - 2,333 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: <em>(Gulf of Mexico)</em> Rio Grande/Bravo (607,965 sq km)<br>Pacific Ocean drainage: <em>(Gulf of California)</em> Colorado (703,148 sq km)"
},
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"text": "2.38 physicians/1,000 population (2017)"
},
"Hospital bed density": {
"text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2015)"
"text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2018)"
},
"Sanitation facility access": {
"improved: urban": {
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"text": "15 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "15 years (2018)"
"text": "15 years (2019)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "7.2%"
"text": "8.1%"
},
"male": {
"text": "6.7%"
"text": "7.8%"
},
"female": {
"text": "8% (2019 est.)"
"text": "8.7% (2020 est.)"
}
}
},
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"text": "Laguna de Terminos - 1,550 sq km"
}
},
"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
"text": "Rio Grande river mouth (shared with US [s]) - 3,057 km; Colorado river mouth (shared with US [s]) - 2,333 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: <em>(Gulf of Mexico)</em> Rio Grande/Bravo (607,965 sq km)<br>Pacific Ocean drainage: <em>(Gulf of California)</em> Colorado (703,148 sq km)"
},
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"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "22,717,180"
"text": "23,800,105 (2020)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "17.82 (2019 est.)"
"text": "18.46 (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "122,040,789"
"text": "120,481,969 (2020)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "95.75 (2019 est.)"
"text": "93.45 (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Telecommunication systems": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "<p>with a large population and relatively low broadband and mobile penetration, Mexicos telecom sector has potential for growth; adequate telephone service for business and government; improving quality and increasing mobile cellular availability, with mobile subscribers far outnumbering fixed-line subscribers; relatively low broadband and mobile penetration, potential for growth and international investment; extensive microwave radio relay network; considerable use of fiber-optic cable and coaxial cable; 5G development slow given the existing capabilities of LTE; IXP in Mexico City; exporter of computers and broadcasting equipment to USA, and importer of same from China (2021)</p> (2020)"
"text": "with a large population and relatively low broadband and mobile penetration, Mexico&rsquo;s telecom sector has potential for growth; adequate telephone service for business and government; improving quality and increasing mobile cellular availability, with mobile subscribers far outnumbering fixed-line subscribers; relatively low broadband and mobile penetration, potential for growth and international investment; extensive microwave radio relay network; considerable use of fiber-optic cable and coaxial cable; 5G development slow given the existing capabilities of LTE; IXP in Mexico City; exporter of computers and broadcasting equipment to USA, and importer of same from China (2020)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "competition has spurred the mobile-cellular market; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 18 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 95 per 100 persons; domestic satellite system with 120 earth stations (2019)"
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},
"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
"total": {
"text": "19,354,980"
"text": "21,206,911 (2020)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "15.19 (2019 est.)"
"text": "16.45 (2020 est.)"
}
}
},
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},
"Merchant marine": {
"total": {
"text": "668"
"text": "671"
},
"by type": {
"text": "bulk carrier 6, general cargo 10, oil tanker 34, other 618 (2020)"
"text": "container ship 1, bulk carrier 4, general cargo 11, oil tanker 31, other 624 (2021)"
}
},
"Ports and terminals": {
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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, SEDENA): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, SEMAR): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM), includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)); Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection: Federal Police (includes Gendarmerie), National Guard (2021)",
"note": "note: the National Guard was formed in 2019 and consists of personnel from the Federal Police and military police units of the Army and Navy; while the Guard is part of the civilian-led Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, the Defense Ministry has day-to-day operational control; in addition, the armed forces provide the commanders and the training"
"text": "Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, SEDENA): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, SEMAR): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM), includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)); Secretariat of Public Security and Civil Protection: National Guard (2021)",
"note": "note - the National Guard was formed in 2019 and consists of personnel from the former Federal Police (disbanded in December 2019) and military police units of the Army and Navy; while the Guard is part of the civilian-led Secretariat of Public Security and Civil Protection, the Secretariat of National Defense has day-to-day operational control; in addition, the armed forces provide the commanders and the training; the Guard, along with state and municipal police are responsible for enforcing the law and maintaining order"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2020": {
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"text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service for males (selection for service determined by lottery); conscript service obligation is 12 months; conscripts remain in reserve status until the age of 40; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment; cadets enrolled in military schools from the age of 15 are considered members of the armed forces; women are eligible for voluntary military service (2019)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "the Mexican military under President LOPEZ OBRADOR has expanded its role in public security duties and other tasks; as of 2021, Mexican military operations were focused primarily on internal security duties, particularly in countering drug cartels and organized crime groups, as well as border control and immigration enforcement; in addition, the military has been placed in charge of some infrastructure projects, such as building a new airport for Mexico City and sections of a train line in the country&rsquo;s southeast; in mid-2020, the armed forces were directed to administer the country&rsquo;s land and sea ports and customs services in order to fight crime and corruption; the military also runs some 2,700 branches of a state-owned bank"
"text": "the constitution was amended in 2019 to grant the president the authority to use the armed forces to protect internal and national security, and courts have upheld the legality of the armed forces&rsquo; role in law enforcement activities in support of civilian authorities through 2024; under these authorities, President LOPEZ OBRADOR has expanded the Mexican military's role in public security duties and other internal tasks; as of 2021, Mexican military operations were heavily focused on internal security duties, particularly in countering drug cartels and organized crime groups, as well as border control and immigration enforcement; in addition, the military has been placed in charge of some infrastructure projects, such as building a new airport for Mexico City and sections of a train line in the country&rsquo;s southeast; in mid-2020, the armed forces were directed to administer the country&rsquo;s land and sea ports and customs services in order to fight crime and corruption; the military also runs approximately 2,700 branches of a state-owned bank"
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {
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}
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>major source and transit country for heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, and illicit synthetic including fentanyl and counterfeit pills destined for the United States; main transit country for cocaine from South America, a transit route and destination for fentanyl and associated precursors originating from China</p>"
"text": "<p>major source and transit country for heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, and illicit synthetic drugs including fentanyl and counterfeit pills destined for the United States; main transit country for cocaine from South America, a transit route and destination for fentanyl and associated precursors originating from China</p>"
}
}
}

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}
},
"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
"text": "<p>Missouri - 3,768 km; Mississippi (shared with Canada) - 3,544 km; Yukon (shared with Canada) - 3,190 km; Saint Lawrence (shared with Canada) - 3,058 km; Rio Grande (shared with Mexico) - 3,057 km; Colorado (shared with Mexico) - 2,333 km; Arkansas - 2,348 km; Columbia (shared with Canada) - 2,250 km; Red - 2,188 km; Ohio - 2,102 km; Snake - 1,670 km</p>"
"text": "<p>Missouri - 3,768 km; Mississippi - 3,544 km; Yukon river mouth (shared with Canada [s]) - 3,190 km; Saint Lawrence (shared with Canada) - 3,058 km; Rio Grande river source ( mouth shared with Mexico) - 3,057 km; Colorado river source (shared with Mexico [m]) - 2,333 km; Arkansas - 2,348 km; Columbia river mouth (shared with Canada [s]) - 2,250 km; Red - 2,188 km; Ohio - 2,102 km; Snake - 1,670 km<br><strong>note</strong> [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth</p>"
},
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Gulf of Mexico) </em>Mississippi* (3,202,185 sq km); Rio Grande (607,965 sq km); <em>(Gulf of Saint Lawrence)</em> Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km total, US only 505,000 sq km)<br>Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, US only 23,820 sq km); Colorado (703,148 sq km); Columbia* (657,501 sq km, US only 554,501 sq km)<br>note - watersheds shared with Canada shown with *"
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"Physicians density": {
"text": "2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017)"
},
"Hospital bed density": {
"text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)"
},
"Sanitation facility access": {
"improved: urban": {
"text": "urban: 100% of population"
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"text": "16 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "17 years (2018)"
"text": "17 years (2019)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
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}
},
"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
"text": "<p>Missouri - 3,768 km; Mississippi (shared with Canada) - 3,544 km; Yukon (shared with Canada) - 3,190 km; Saint Lawrence (shared with Canada) - 3,058 km; Rio Grande (shared with Mexico) - 3,057 km; Colorado (shared with Mexico) - 2,333 km; Arkansas - 2,348 km; Columbia (shared with Canada) - 2,250 km; Red - 2,188 km; Ohio - 2,102 km; Snake - 1,670 km</p>"
"text": "<p>Missouri - 3,768 km; Mississippi - 3,544 km; Yukon river mouth (shared with Canada [s]) - 3,190 km; Saint Lawrence (shared with Canada) - 3,058 km; Rio Grande river source ( mouth shared with Mexico) - 3,057 km; Colorado river source (shared with Mexico [m]) - 2,333 km; Arkansas - 2,348 km; Columbia river mouth (shared with Canada [s]) - 2,250 km; Red - 2,188 km; Ohio - 2,102 km; Snake - 1,670 km<br><strong>note</strong> [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth</p>"
},
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Gulf of Mexico) </em>Mississippi* (3,202,185 sq km); Rio Grande (607,965 sq km); <em>(Gulf of Saint Lawrence)</em> Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km total, US only 505,000 sq km)<br>Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, US only 23,820 sq km); Colorado (703,148 sq km); Columbia* (657,501 sq km, US only 554,501 sq km)<br>note - watersheds shared with Canada shown with *"
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},
"Telecommunication systems": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system; reliable Internet available for most of the population though challenges remain in rural areas and tribal lands; concentration among industry operators; saturated mobile subscriber penetration rate;&nbsp;national LTE-M services with reassignment of 2G spectrum for 5G, centered in urban areas; operators signed alliance to develop 6G in line with technology standards, and government policies; almost all citizens have access to both fixed-line and mobile-broadband services; government fund to connect 5.3 million residences and businesses in rural areas; in pandemic, emergency funding for Internet and devices related to education; cooperative approach to e-commerce, health, education, and energy with smart city technology in several areas; federal subsidies to private satellite Internet constellation with aims for fast, world-wide connections; government policy designated Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE as national security threats and restricted partnership; importer of broadcasting equipment from China with export of same to Hong Kong (2021) (2020)"
"text": "a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system; reliable Internet available for most of the population though challenges remain in rural areas and tribal lands; concentration among industry operators; saturated mobile subscriber penetration rate; national LTE-M services with reassignment of 2G spectrum for 5G, centered in urban areas; operators signed alliance to develop 6G in line with technology standards, and government policies; almost all citizens have access to both fixed-line and mobile-broadband services; government fund to connect 5.3 million residences and businesses in rural areas; in pandemic, emergency funding for Internet and devices related to education; cooperative approach to e-commerce, health, education, and energy with smart city technology in several areas; federal subsidies to private satellite Internet constellation with aims for fast, world-wide connections; government policy designated Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE as national security threats and restricted partnership; importer of broadcasting equipment from China with export of same to Hong Kong (2020)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country; fixed-line 33 per 100 and mobile-cellular 124 per 100 (2019)"
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},
"Merchant marine": {
"total": {
"text": "3,652"
"text": "3,627"
},
"by type": {
"text": "bulk carrier 5, container ship 63, general cargo 104, oil tanker 68, other 3,412 (2020)"
"text": "bulk carrier 4, container ship 60, general cargo 103, oil tanker 69, other 3,391 (2021)"
}
},
"Ports and terminals": {
"major seaport(s)": {
"text": "<em><br>Atlantic Ocean:</em> Charleston, Hampton Roads, New York/New Jersey, Savannah<br><em>Pacific Ocean:</em> Long Beach, Los Angele, Oakland, Seattle/Tacoma<br><em>Gulf of Mexico:</em> Houston"
"text": "<em><br>Atlantic Ocean:</em> Charleston, Hampton Roads, New York/New Jersey, Savannah<br><em>Pacific Ocean:</em> Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle/Tacoma<br><em>Gulf of Mexico:</em> Houston"
},
"oil terminal(s)": {
"text": "LOOP terminal, Haymark terminal"
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"text": "18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; no conscription; maximum enlistment age 34 (Army), 39 (Air Force), 39 (Navy), 28 (Marines), 31 (Coast Guard); 8-year service obligation, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard); all military occupations and positions open to women (2020)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "the US is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949"
"text": "the US is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949<br> <p>Congress officially created the US military in September 1789; the US Army was established in June 1775 as the Continental Army; after the declaration of independence in July 1776, the Continental Army and the militia in the service of Congress became known collectively as the Army of the United States; when Congress ordered the Continental Army to disband in 1784, it retained a small number of personnel that would form the nucleus of the 1st American Regiment for national service formed later that year; both the US Navy and the US Marines were also established in 1775, but the Navy fell into disuse after the Revolutionary War, and was reestablished by Congress in 1794; the US Air Force was established in 1947, but the first military unit of the US Army devoted exclusively to aviation began operations in 1913</p>"
}
},
"Terrorism": {