diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 40381285..77d3c548 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ "text": "the FAC has mostly Soviet-era armaments, with a small mix of Chinese, French, and South African equipment (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription ended in 1969 (2022)" + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription ended in 1969 (2024)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "has about 190 mostly police personnel deployed to the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 32d0c260..ac029927 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -315,24 +315,6 @@ "text": "total: 64.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and trypanosomiasis-gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" - }, - "water contact diseases": { - "text": "schistosomiasis" - }, - "animal contact diseases": { - "text": "rabies" - }, - "note": "note: on 31 August 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; the Democratic Republic of the Congo is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.7% (2016)" }, @@ -1245,7 +1227,7 @@ "text": "the FARDC is equipped mostly with Soviet-era and older French weapons and equipment; in 2024, the DRC signed an agreement with China for the provision of military equipment (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men; it is unclear how much conscription is used (2023)", + "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men; it is unclear how much conscription is used (2024)", "note": "note: in eastern Congo, fighters from armed groups, including some associated with government security forces, have been accused of forced recruitment of child soldiers" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 530af71a..41bb216b 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last held on 12 March 2023 (next to be held in 2028)
National Assembly - last held on 9 February 2020 (next to be held 28 February 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CDPM 100%; seats by party - CDPM 100; composition - men 69, women 31, percentage women 31%

National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 152, UNDP 7, SDF 5, PCRN 5, UDC 4, FSNC 3, MDR 2, UMS 2; composition - men 119, women 61, percentage women 33.9%; total Parliament percentage women 51.1%

note: 13 National Assembly seats were vacant after the 9 February 2020 election due to violence in northwest and southwest regions; CDPM won those seats in a 22 March 2020 election" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CDPM 100%; seats by party - CDPM 100; composition - men 69, women 31, percentage women 31%

National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 152, UNDP 7, SDF 5, PCRN 5, UDC 4, FSNC 3, MDR 2, UMS 2; composition - men 119, women 61, percentage women 33.9%; total Parliament percentage women 51.1%; note - 13 National Assembly seats were vacant after the 9 February 2020 election due to violence in northwest and southwest regions; CDPM won those seats in a 22 March 2020 election" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ "text": "the FAC inventory is comprised of weapons and equipment from a variety of countries, including China, Israel, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Africa, the US, and some Western European countries, particularly France (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription; high school graduation required; service obligation 4 years (2023)" + "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription; high school graduation required; service obligation 4 years (2024)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "750 (plus about 350 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)", diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index 8fe50975..7f92bafc 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -1018,8 +1018,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "National Army for Development (l'Armee Nationale de Developpement, AND): Comoran Defense Force (Force Comorienne de Defense or FCD; includes Comoran National Gendarmerie); Ministry of Interior: Coast Guard, Federal Police, National Directorate of Territorial Safety (2024)", - "note": "note 1: when the Gendarmerie serves as the judicial police, it reports to the Minister of Justice; the Gendarmerie also has an intervention platoon that may act under the authority of the interior minister

note 2: the National Directorate of Territorial Safety oversees customs and immigration

note 3: the FCD is also known as the Comoran Security Force" + "text": "National Army for Development (l'Armee Nationale de Developpement, AND): Comoran Defense Force (Force Comorienne de Defense or FCD; includes Comoran National Gendarmerie); Ministry of Interior: Coast Guard, Federal Police, National Directorate of Territorial Safety (customs and immigration) (2024)", + "note": "note 1: when the Gendarmerie serves as the judicial police, it reports to the Minister of Justice; the Gendarmerie also has an intervention platoon that may act under the authority of the Interior Minister

note 2: the FCD is also known as the Comoran Security Force" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "estimated 600 Defense Force personnel; estimated 500 Federal Police (2023)" @@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ "text": "the AND is lightly armed and equipped with small arms and a few light aircraft (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for 2-year voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2021)" + "text": "18-25 years of age for 2-year voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2021)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the focus for the security forces is search and rescue operations and maintaining internal security; a defense treaty with France provides naval resources for the protection of territorial waters, training of Comoran military personnel, and air surveillance; France maintains a small maritime base and a Foreign Legion contingent on neighboring Mayotte (2024)" diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 7694878e..5cbdca00 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -1037,10 +1037,10 @@ "text": "limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the EDF inventory is comprised primarily of older Russian and Soviet-era systems; Eritrea was under a UN arms embargo from 2009 to 2018; from the 1990s to 2008, Russia was the leading supplier of arms to Eritrea, and in recent years, Eritrea has expressed interest in purchasing additional Russian equipment (2023)" + "text": "the EDF's inventory is comprised primarily of Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens between the ages of 18 and 40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which includes 4-6 months of military training and 12 months of military or other national service (military service is most common); in practice, military and national service is often extended indefinitely; citizens up to the age of 55 eligible for recall during mobilization (2023)" + "text": "Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens age 18-40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which includes 4-6 months of military training and 12 months of military or other national service (military service is most common); in practice, military and national service is often extended indefinitely; citizens up to the age of 55 eligible for recall during mobilization (2023)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military’s primary responsibilities are external defense, border security, and providing the regime a vehicle for national cohesion; the Army is the dominant service; it is a large, conscript-based force and estimated to have more than 20 infantry divisions, including some that are mechanized, as well as a division of commandos/special forces

since the country's independence in 1991, the Eritrean military has participated in numerous conflicts, including the Hanish Island Crisis with Yemen (1995), the First Congo War (1996-1997), the Second Sudanese Civil War (1996-1998), the Eritrea-Ethiopia War (1998-2000), the Djiboutian-Eritrean border conflict (2008), and the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia (2020-2022); during the Tigray conflict, the Eritrean Defense Forces were accused of widespread human rights abuses (2023)" diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 05fdebb5..73f72163 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ "text": "information varies; prior to the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict, approximately 150,000 active-duty troops (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the ENDF's inventory has traditionally been comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment; it suffered considerable equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; in recent years, Ethiopia has diversified its arms sources to include weapons from China, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, and the UAE; Ethiopia has a modest industrial defense base centered on small arms and production of armored vehicles  (2024)" + "text": "the ENDF's major weapons and equipment inventory has traditionally been comprised of Russian, Soviet, and Eastern bloc material; it suffered considerable equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; in more recent years, Ethiopia has diversified its arms sources to include weapons from China, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, and the UAE; Ethiopia has a modest industrial defense base centered on small arms and production of armored vehicles under license (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service (although the military may, when necessary, recruit a person more than 22 years old); no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2023)" diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index a664080e..0fb48507 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ "text": "formerly the Council of Ministers, appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "formerly, the president directly elected by plurality vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 26 August 2023; prime minister appointed by the president; note - in August 2023, Gen. Brice OLIGUI Nguema led a military group called Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions in a coup in which President Ali BONGO Ondimba was arrested and detained, election results were canceled, and state institutions were dissolved; in September 2023, OLIGUI was sworn in as transitional president; a general election is planned for August 2025" + "text": "formerly, the president directly elected by plurality vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 26 August 2023; prime minister appointed by the president; note - in August 2023, Gen. Brice OLIGUI Nguema led a military group called Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions in a coup in which President Ali BONGO Ondimba was arrested and detained, election results were canceled, and state institutions were dissolved; in September 2023, OLIGUI was sworn in as transitional president; a general election is planned for August 2025; note - November 2024 voters in Gabon voted on a referendum to extend the presidential term to seven years and replace the prime minister with a vice president, elections slated for August 2025 " }, "election results": { "text": "
2016: Ali BONGO Ondimba reelected president; percent of vote - Ali BONGO Ondimba (PDG) 49.8%, Jean PING (UFC) 48.2%, other 2.0%

2009: Ali BONGO Ondimba elected president; percent of vote - Ali BONGO Ondimba (PDG) 41.7%, Andre MBA OBAME (independent) 25.9%, Pierre MAMBOUNDOU (UPG) 25.2%, Zacharie MYBOTO (UGDD) 3.9%, other 3.3%" diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 0e4843d5..cc7360d3 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Guinean (or National) Armed Forces (Forces Armées Guinéennes): Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee), Presidential Security Battalion (Battailon Autonome de la Sécurité Presidentielle, BASP), National Gendarmerie (2023)", + "text": "Guinean (or National) Armed Forces (Forces Armées Guinéennes): Army (Armée de terre), Air Force (Armée de l'air), Navy (Armée de mer), Presidential Security Battalion (Battailon Autonome de la Sécurité Presidentielle, BASP), National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) (2024)", "note": "note: the National Gendarmerie is overseen by the Ministry of Defense, while the National Police is under the Ministry of Security; the Gendarmerie and National Police share responsibility for internal security, but only the Gendarmerie can arrest police or military officials" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ "text": "approximately 12,000 active personnel, including about 1,500 Gendarmerie (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the inventory of the Guinean military consists largely of aging and outdated (mostly Soviet-era) equipment; in recent years, it has received small amounts of equipment from China, France, and South Africa (2023)" + "text": "the Guinean military's inventory consists almost entirely of Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with small amounts of secondhand material from China, France, Russia, and South Africa  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2023)" diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index d932abe1..14d89aae 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -312,27 +312,6 @@ "text": "total: 42.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)" - }, - "water contact diseases": { - "text": "schistosomiasis" - }, - "animal contact diseases": { - "text": "rabies" - }, - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" - }, - "note": "note: on 31 August 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Côte d'Ivoire is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "10.3% (2016)" }, diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index fa87d472..d8403428 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -317,24 +317,6 @@ "text": "total: 41.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, Rift Valley fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)" - }, - "water contact diseases": { - "text": "schistosomiasis" - }, - "animal contact diseases": { - "text": "rabies" - }, - "note": "note: on 31 August 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Asia; Israel is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "7.1% (2016)" }, diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index fd177635..507d8a4b 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -301,26 +301,6 @@ "text": "total: 52.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)" - }, - "water contact diseases": { - "text": "schistosomiasis" - }, - "animal contact diseases": { - "text": "rabies" - }, - "aerosolized dust or soil contact diseases": { - "text": "Lassa fever" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "9.9% (2016)" }, diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index 1eae7d5d..83db90cc 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ "text": "approximately 2,000 personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the LDF has a small inventory of mostly older, obsolescent, or second-hand weapons and equipment from a variety of countries (2023)" + "text": "the LDF is lightly armed and has a small inventory of mostly older or second-hand equipment of European, South African, and US origin (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for both men and women (women can serve in combat arms); no conscription (2024)" diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index 45228c42..727e1c68 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ "text": "estimated 13,000 personnel (12,000 Army; 500 Navy; 500 Air Force); estimated 10,000 Gendarmerie (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the PAF's inventory consists of a mix of older or secondhand weapons from several suppliers, such as France, Japan, South Africa, the UAE, the UK, the US, and the former Soviet Union (2023)" + "text": "the PAF's inventory consists mostly of older or secondhand weapons and equipment originating from countries such as France, South Africa, the UAE, the UK, and the former Soviet Union  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for men and women; service obligation 18 months; no conscription; women are permitted to serve in all branches (2023)" diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index f86b3632..24aedf50 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ "text": "estimated 10,000 active military personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the MDF's inventory is comprised of mostly obsolescent or secondhand equipment originating from such countries as France, South Africa, and the UK  (2023)" + "text": "the MDF's inventory is a mix of mostly older or secondhand equipment originating from such countries as France, South Africa, and the UK  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; high school equivalent required for enlisted recruits and college equivalent for officer recruits; initial engagement is 7 years for enlisted personnel and 10 years for officers (2023)" diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index bfd62d8c..da6bd005 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ "text": "information varies; estimated 35-40,000 total active military and paramilitary personnel, including approximately 20-25,000 FAMa (up to 2,000 Air Force), 5-7,000 Gendarmerie, and 10,000 National Guard (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAMa's inventory includes a large amount of Soviet-era weapons and equipment; in recent years it has received limited quantities of newer armaments from more than a dozen countries, including China, Czechia, Russia, and Turkey (2024)" + "text": "the FAMa's inventory includes a large amount of Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of secondhand and some more modern material from a variety of other countries, including China, Czechia, France, Russia, Turkey, and the UAE  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for men and women for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 24-month compulsory service obligation (2023)" diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index ffc32d2a..aaa84666 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ "note": "note: in 2020, the Nigerien Government announced it intended to increase the size of the FAN to 50,000 by 2025 and 100,000 by 2030" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAN's inventory consists of a wide variety of older weapons, including French, Russian, and Soviet era; in recent years, it has received small amounts of mostly secondhand equipment from several countries, including China, Egypt, and the US (2023)" + "text": "the FAN has a wide mix of mostly older, typically Soviet-era, or donated/secondhand weapons and equipment, along with small quantities of more modern items such as unmanned aerial vehicles/drones and air defense systems; suppliers have included China, Egypt, France, Italy, Russia, Turkey, and the US  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service for unmarried men and women; 24-month service term (2023)" diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index 00ffab2d..3a15c7b3 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; 12-24 months service (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) are largely focused on internal security

the SSPDF, formerly the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), was founded as a guerrilla movement against the Sudanese Government in 1983 and participated in the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005); the Juba Declaration that followed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 unified the SPLA and the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF), the second-largest rebel militia remaining from the civil war, under the SPLA name; in 2017, the SPLA was renamed the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) and in September 2018 was renamed again as the SSPDF

the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has operated in the country since 2011 with the objectives of consolidating peace and security and helping establish conditions for the successful economic and political development of South Sudan; UNMISS had about 15,000 personnel deployed in the country as of 2024

the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; as of 2024, UNISFA had approximately 3,200 personnel assigned (2024)" + "text": "the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) are largely focused on border and internal security; for example, as of 2024 it was engaged in counterinsurgency operations against the National Salvation Front (NAS), a militant group which has continued fighting the South Sudanese Government since a peace deal led to a cease-fire and the formation of a unity government in 2018; the NAS is mostly active in the greater Equatoria region 

the SSPDF, formerly the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), was founded as a guerrilla movement against the Sudanese Government in 1983 and participated in the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005); the Juba Declaration that followed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 unified the SPLA and the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF), the second-largest rebel militia remaining from the civil war, under the SPLA name; in 2017, the SPLA was renamed the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) and in September 2018 was renamed again as the SSPDF

the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has operated in the country since 2011 with the objectives of consolidating peace and security and helping establish conditions for the successful economic and political development of South Sudan; UNMISS had about 15,000 personnel deployed in the country as of 2024

the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; as of 2024, UNISFA had approximately 3,200 personnel assigned (2024)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index 7c154cf2..e2605454 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ "text": "approximately 4,000 active troops, including a few hundred air and naval personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era equipment (2023)" + "text": "the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era weapons and equipment, along with a handful of secondhand items from France and Spain (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women (Air Force service is voluntary); 16 years of age or younger, with parental consent, for voluntary service (2023)" diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index d830f823..25080678 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -1132,8 +1132,8 @@ "text": "the RDF's inventory includes a mix of older and some modern equipment from suppliers such as China, France, Israel, Russia and the former Soviet Union, South Africa, and Turkey (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career (2023)", - "note": "note: as of 2022, women comprised approximately 6% of the Rwanda Defense Force" + "text": "18 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career professional (2024)", + "note": "note: as of 2022, women comprised approximately 6% of the Rwanda Defense Force" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "approximately 3,200 Central African Republic (about 2,200 under MINUSCA, plus some 700 police; approximately 1,000 under a bi-lateral agreement); approximately 3,000 Mozambique (bilateral agreement to assist with combating an insurgency; includes both military and police forces); 2,600 (plus about 450 police) South Sudan (UNMISS) (2024)" diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index a8b516cd..f8aa8a64 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:

National Council of Provinces (90 seats; nine 10-member delegations, each with 6 permanent delegates and 4 special delegates, appointed by each of the 9 provincial legislatures to serve 5-year terms; note - the Council has special powers to protect regional interests, including safeguarding cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnic minorities)

National Assembly (400 seats; half the members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and half in a single nationwide constituency, both by proportional representation popular vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:

National Council of Provinces (90 seats; nine 10-member delegations, each with 6 permanent delegates and 4 special delegates, appointed by each of the 9 provincial legislatures to serve 5-year terms)

National Assembly (400 seats; half the members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and half in a single nationwide constituency, both by proportional representation popular vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "National Council of Provinces and National Assembly - last held on 15 June 2024 (next to be held on 30 June 2029)" diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index a50292d8..0f8607bc 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of older, secondhand, and more modern equipment from a variety of countries, including France, South Africa, and Russia/former Soviet Union; in recent years, the military has undertaken a modernization program and has received newer equipment from more than 10 countries, including France and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 20 years of age for selective compulsory service for men and possibly women; 24-month service obligation (2023)" + "text": "19 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (18 years of age for cadets); 24-month service commitment (2024)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "200 Central African Republic (MINUSCA; plus about 525 police); 800 (ECOWAS Military Intervention in The Gambia--ECOMIG); 500 (ECOWAS Stabilization Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau--EESMGB); 450 police Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2024)" diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index 211550e1..afa9a5d8 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ "text": "bicameral Federal Parliament to consist of:
Senate (54 seats; senators indirectly elected by state assemblies to serve 4-year terms)
House of the People (275 seats; members indirectly elected by electoral colleges, each consisting of 51 delegates selected by the 136 Traditional Elders in consultation with sub-clan elders; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - first held on 10 October 2016; last held 27 July - 13 November 2021 (next to be held in 2024)
House of the People - first held 23 October - 10 November 2016 (next scheduled for September - October 2021 but postponed to November 2021 and then extended several times until April 2022; next to be held in June 2024)" + "text": "Senate - last held 27 July - 13 November 2021 (next to be held in July 2026)
House of the People - last held 1 November 2021 - 05 May 2022 (next to be held in October 2026)" }, "election results": { "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 40, women 14, percentage women 25.9%

House of the People - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 221, women 54, percentage women 19.6%; total Federal Parliament percentage women 20.7%" diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index aa6151f1..124d5066 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -562,9 +562,6 @@ "elections": { "text": "Council of State - last held 1 June 2015; dissolved in April 2019
National Assembly - last held on 13-15 April 2015; dissolved in April 2019" }, - "election results": { - "text": "Council of State - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 35, women 19, percentage women 35.2%

National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; former seats by party - NCP 323, DUP 25, Democratic Unionist Party 15, other 44, independent 19; composition - men 296 women 130, percentage women 30.5%; total National Legislature percentage women 31%" - }, "note": "note:  the Parliament of Sudan was dissolved after a coup in April 2019; the August 2019 Constitutional Declaration established Sudan's transitional government; a Transitional Legislative Council (TLC) was to have served as the national legislature during the transitional period until elections could be held, but the TLC has not been created" }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index b775e233..9ea6900f 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ "text": "the FASTP has approximately 500 personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FASTP has a limited inventory of mostly older weapons and equipment (2023)" + "text": "the FASTP is lightly armed and has a small inventory of mostly older weapons and equipment  (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (reportedly not enforced); 17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service (2023)" diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index 4f9db4d4..b17d2407 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ "text": "the Tunisian military's inventory consists mostly of older or second-hand equipment from a wide variety of suppliers, including Brazil, China, Turkey, and the US, as well as several European countries, such as France, Germany, and Italy (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "20-23 years of age for compulsory service for men with a 12-month service obligation; individuals engaged in higher education or vocational training programs prior to their military drafting are allowed to delay service until they have completed their programs (up to age 35); exemptions allowed for males considered to a family's sole provider; 18-23 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (2023)", + "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; 20-23 years of age for compulsory service for men with a 12-month service obligation; individuals engaged in higher education or vocational training programs prior to their military drafting are allowed to delay service until they have completed their programs (up to age 35); exemptions allowed for males considered to a family's sole provider;  (2023)", "note": "note: women have been allowed in the service since 1975 as volunteers; as of 2023, women constituted about 8% of the military and served in all three services" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index 19fb9226..496d6972 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -563,10 +563,10 @@ "text": "prior to the 2022 coups and ad hoc suspension of laws and constitutional provisions, unicameral National Assembly (127 seats; 111 members directly elected in 13 multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote and 26 members elected in a nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); 71-member Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) appointed by the military junta in 2022 indefinitely replaced the National Assembly" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 22 November 2020 (next were to be held by July 2024 but have been delayed by the transitional government due to security concerns)" + "text": "last held on 22 November 2020 (an amended Transitional Charter, adopted at a national forum in May 2024, extends the transitional period by 60 months as of 2 July 2024, to July 2029)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition as of March 2024 - men 59, women 12, percentage women 16.9%" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; men 58, women 13, percentage women 18.3%" }, "note": "note: a series of coups in 2022 led to the ad hoc suspension of laws and constitutional provisions, including the unicameral National Assembly; a military junta in 2022 appointed the 71-member Transnational Legislative Assembly (ALT); a Transitional Charter, adopted in October 2022, provided for a transitional period that was extended in May 2024 until July 2029" }, diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index 5e504d97..2c1e1c08 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ "text": "approximately 3,000 active-duty personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the UEDF has a light and small inventory of mostly older equipment originating from Europe, South Africa, and the US (2023)" + "text": "the UEDF has a light and small inventory of mostly older equipment originating from Europe, South Africa, and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 8823b3b2..751c8048 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -314,17 +314,6 @@ "text": "total: 7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.4% (2016)" }, diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 38141f88..54998a77 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ "text": "approximately 15,000 active-duty troops (9,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Air Force/Air Defense; 3,000 National Guard) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Kyrgyz military inventory is comprised of mostly older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; Russia continues to be the leading supplier of armaments, although in recent years Kyrgyzstan has procured weapons systems from several other countries, including Belarus, Germany, and Turkey (2023)" + "text": "the Kyrgyz military inventory is comprised almost entirely of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment; in recent years, the military has acquired small amounts of material from other suppliers such as Turkey, which provided unmanned aerial vehicles/drones (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary service for men in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 12-month service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2023)" diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index e6cc823d..b4f7d8c6 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -327,17 +327,6 @@ "text": "total: 10.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, tickborne encephalitis" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.1% (2016)" }, @@ -1304,7 +1293,8 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 1.1-1.3 million Armed Forces personnel; estimated 350,000-plus Federal National Guard Troops (2024)" + "text": "approximately 1.3 million Armed Forces personnel; estimated 350,000-plus Federal National Guard Troops (2024)", + "note": "note: in September 2024, President PUTIN ordered the Russian military to increase in size to 1.5 million personnel" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically produced weapons systems, although in recent years Russia has imported considerable amounts of military hardware from external suppliers such as Iran and North Korea; the Russian defense industry is capable of designing, developing, and producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is the world's second largest exporter of military hardware (2024)" diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index 5affa0aa..e2249d01 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ "text": "information varies; estimated 35,000 active-duty troops (30,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 4,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised largely of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems; in recent years, Turkmenistan has attempted to diversify the military's equipment holdings with acquisitions from more than a dozen countries, including China, Italy, and Turkey (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory is comprised largely of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment with smaller quantities of military systems from suppliers such as Brazil, China, Italy, and Turkey (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 24-month conscript service obligation (30 months for the Navy); 20 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; men may enroll in military schools from age 15 (2023)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index bf823c84..c8ec7617 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Assembly of the Union or Pyidaungsu consisted of:
House of Nationalities or Amyotha Hluttaw, (224 seats; 168 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed and 56 appointed by the military; members served 5-year terms)

House of Representatives or Pyithu Hluttaw, (440 seats, currently 433; 330 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 110 appointed by the military; members served 5-year terms)" + "text": "prior to its dissolution after a coup, the bicameral Assembly of the Union or Pyidaungsu consisted of:
House of Nationalities or Amyotha Hluttaw, (224 seats; 168 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed and 56 appointed by the military; members served 5-year terms)

prior to its dissolution after a coup, the House of Representatives or Pyithu Hluttaw, (440 seats, currently 433; 330 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 110 appointed by the military; members served 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "House of Nationalities - last held on 8 November 2020 
House of Representatives - last held on 8 November 2020" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 82c6f88a..77de60f4 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -301,17 +301,6 @@ "text": "total: 17.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "5.3% (2016)" }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index fe0ab659..6984ce71 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Ratthasapha consists of:
Senate or Wuthisapha (200 seats; members indirectly elected in a three-step process (district, provincial, and national) from 20 eligible groups of professionals (see note) and then certified by Election Commission for a single 5-year term)

House of Representatives or Saphaphuthan Ratsadon (500 seats; 400 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 100 members elected in a single nationwide constituency by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Ratthasapha consists of:
Senate or Wuthisapha (200 seats; members indirectly elected in a three-step process (district, provincial, and national) from 20 eligible groups of professionals and then certified by Election Commission for a single 5-year term)

House of Representatives or Saphaphuthan Ratsadon (500 seats; 400 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 100 members elected in a single nationwide constituency by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "Senate - last election dates 9, 16, and 26 June 2024; certified on 10 July 2024 (next to be held in June 2029)
House of Representatives - last held on 14 May 2023 (next to be held in May 2027)" diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 6914c735..3a4f740d 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -576,10 +576,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung consists of:
Federal Council or Bundesrat (61 seats - currently 60; members appointed by state parliaments with each state receiving 3 to 12 seats in proportion to its population; members serve 5- or 6-year terms)
National Council or Nationalrat (183 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Federal Council - last appointed in 2021
National Council - last held on 29 September 2019 (next to be held by 23 October 2024)" + "text": "Federal Council - last appointed in 2021
National Council - last held on 29 September 2024 (next to be held by 30 September 2029)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Federal Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 42.6%, SPOe 31.2%. FPOe 16.4%, The Greens 8.2%, NEOS 1.6%; seats by party - OeVP 26, SPOe 19, FPOe 10, The Greens 5, NEOS 1; composition - men 32, women 28, percentage women 46.7%

National Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 37.5%, SPOe 21.2%, FPOe 16.2%, The Greens 13.9%, NEOS 8.1%, other 3.1%; seats by party - OeVP 71, SPOe 40, FPOe 31, The Greens 26, NEOS 15; composition - men 109, women 74, percentage women 41%; total Federal Assembly percentage women 42%" + "text": "Federal Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 42.6%, SPOe 31.2%. FPOe 16.4%, The Greens 8.2%, NEOS 1.6%; seats by party - OeVP 26, SPOe 19, FPOe 10, The Greens 5, NEOS 1; composition - men 32, women 28, percentage women 46.7%

National Council - seats by party - FPOe 57, OeVP 51, SPOe 41, NEOS 18, The Greens 26; composition - men 117, women 66, percentage women 36.1%; total Federal Assembly percentage women 38.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 76559b31..ed20d62a 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -306,14 +306,6 @@ "text": "total: 2.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.5% (2016)" }, diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 801610cc..0f4ed4c9 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -583,9 +583,9 @@ "text": "last held on 21 July 2019" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Servant of the People 43.2%, Opposition Platform-For Life 13.1%, Batkivshchyna 8.2%, European Solidarity 8.1%, Voice 5.8%, other 21.6%; Servant of the People 254, Opposition Platform for Life 43, Batkivshchyna 26, European Solidarity 25, Voice 20, Opposition Bloc 6, Svoboda 1, Self Reliance 1, United Centre 1, Bila Tserkva Together 1, independent 46; note - voting not held in Crimea and parts of two Russian-occupied eastern oblasts leaving 26 seats vacant; although this brings the total to 424 elected members (of 450 potential), article 83 of the constitution mandates that a parliamentary majority consists of 226 seats" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Servant of the People 43.2%, Opposition Platform-For Life 13.1%, Batkivshchyna 8.2%, European Solidarity 8.1%, Voice 5.8%, other 21.6%; Servant of the People 254, Opposition Platform for Life 43, Batkivshchyna 26, European Solidarity 25, Voice 20, Opposition Bloc 6, Svoboda 1, Self Reliance 1, United Centre 1, Bila Tserkva Together 1, independent 46" }, - "note": "note: the next legislative election is expected to take place after the Russian-Ukrainian War ends" + "note": "note 1: the next legislative election is expected to take place after the Russian-Ukrainian War ends

note 2: voting not held in Crimea and parts of two Russian-occupied eastern oblasts leaving 26 seats vacant; although this brings the total to 424 elected members (of 450 potential), article 83 of the constitution mandates that a parliamentary majority consists of 226 seats" }, "Judicial branch": { "highest court(s)": { diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index fc598f3f..f0bcc265 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ "note": "note: in December 2020, the Parliament of Georgia adopted a resolution determining that the Georgian Defense Forces would have a maximum peacetime strength of 37,000 troops" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the majority of the military's inventory consists of Soviet-era weapons and equipment, although in recent years it has received armaments from a number of European countries, as well as the US (2023)" + "text": "the majority of the military's inventory consists of Soviet-era weapons and equipment, some of which has been upgraded; it has smaller quantities of mostly secondhand material from such countries as Israel, Turkey, and the US, as well as some domestically produced equipment; Georgia has a small defense industry which produces such items as small arms and light armored vehicles (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription was abolished in 2016, but reinstated in 2017 for men 18-27 years of age; conscript service obligation is 12 months (2024)", diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index f171e27e..75b0982c 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last appointments on 27 Sep 2020 (next appointments by November 2024)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 10 September 2024 (next to be held in 2028)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - composition - men 55, women 10, percent of women 15.4%

House of Representatives - percentage by party -  NA; seats by party - Islamic Action Front 31, Mithaq 21, Irada 19, and Taqadum 8, other (includes seats reserved for women, minorities)" + "text": "Senate - composition - men 55, women 10, percent of women 15.4%

House of Representatives - percentage by party - NA; seats by party - Islamic Action Front 31, Mithaq 21, Irada 19, and Taqadum 8, other (includes seats reserved for women, minorities)" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index fd1b0274..0a0639e6 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "men (17-40) and women (21-40) may volunteer for military service; no conscription (2023)", - "note": "note 1: in 2021, women were allowed to serve in the Army, Air Defense, Navy, Strategic Missile Force, medical services, and internal security forces up to the rank of non-commissioned officer

note 2: the National Guard is restricted to citizens, but the regular Saudi military has hired foreigners on contract for operations associated with its intervention in Yemen" + "note": "note: in 2021, women were allowed to serve in the Army, Air Defense, Navy, Strategic Missile Force, medical services, and internal security forces up to the rank of non-commissioned officer" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "continues to maintain a military presence in Yemen; has also established and supports several local militias, including the National Shield Forces in Aden and the Amajid Brigade in Abyan (2023)" diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 3090240f..9cdac67f 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis consists of:
Shura Council or Majlis Alshoora (111 seats; members appointed by the president; member term is continuous); note - Shura Council serves in an advisory role to the president; it has no legislative responsibilities
House of Representatives or Majlis al Nuwaab (301 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis consists of:
Shura Council or Majlis Alshoora (111 seats; members appointed by the president; member term is continuous)
House of Representatives or Majlis al Nuwaab (301 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "Shura Council - last appointments NA (next appointments NA)
House of Representatives - last held in April 2019 (next to be held in NA)" diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index f8deb3d1..19ffb538 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -323,17 +323,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28.9% (2016)" }, diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index b01f2508..98ce0a20 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -323,20 +323,6 @@ "text": "total: 9.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2023)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, malaria, sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)" - }, - "water contact diseases": { - "text": "schistosomiasis" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.1% (2016)" }, diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index fb0e0e2e..2b92778f 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ "text": "approximately 80,000 active armed forces personnel (45,000 Army; 25,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 Carabineros (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Chilean military inventory is comprised of a wide mix of mostly Western equipment and some domestically produced systems; in recent years, it has received military hardware from a variety of countries, including Australia, Germany, New Zealand, the UK, and the US; Chile's defense industry has capabilities in military aircraft, ships, and vehicles (2023)" + "text": "the Chilean military inventory is comprised of a broad mix of older foreign supplied weapons and equipment and some domestically produced systems; significant foreign suppliers have included Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and the US; Chile's defense industry is active in the production of military aircraft, ships, and vehicles  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary military service for men; 17-24 for women; selective compulsory service (there are usually enough volunteers to make compulsory service unnecessary); service obligation is a minimum of 12 months for Army and 22 months for Navy and Air Force (2023)", diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index 61f78ccb..30c4a72a 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -489,10 +489,7 @@ "text": "25 16 S, 57 40 W" }, "time difference": { - "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" - }, - "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March" + "text": "UTC-3 (2 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "etymology": { "text": "the name means \"assumption\" and derives from the original name given to the city at its founding in 1537, Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asuncion (Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption)" diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index 3ba55bae..e01395c6 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -578,10 +578,10 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president with approval of the General Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 27 October 2024 with a runoff scheduled for 24 November 2024 (next to be held on 28 October 2029 and a runoff, if needed, on 25 November 2029)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 27 October 2024 with a runoff on 24 November 2024 (next to be held on 28 October 2029 and a runoff, if needed, on 25 November 2029)" }, "election results": { - "text": "


2024: percent of vote in first round - Yamandú Ramón Antonio ORSI Martínez (FA) 46.2%, Álvaro Luis DELGADO Ceretta (PN) 28.2%, Andrés OJEDA Ojeda Spitz (PC) 16.9%, other 8.7%; note - ORSI and DELGADO advance to the second round scheduled for 24 November 2024

2019: Luis Alberto LACALLE POU elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Daniel MARTINEZ (FA) 40.7%, Luis Alberto LACALLE POU (PN) 29.7%, Ernesto TALVI (Colorado Party) 12.8%, Guido MANINI RIOS (Open Cabildo) 11.3%, other 5.5%; percent of vote in second round - Luis Alberto LACALLE POU 50.6%, Daniel MARTINEZ 49.4%

2014: Tabare VAZQUEZ elected president in second round; percent of vote - Tabare VAZQUEZ (Socialist Party) 56.5%, Luis Alberto LACALLE Pou (PN) 43.4%

" + "text": "
2024: Yamandú ORSI Martínez elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Yamandú ORSI Martínez (FA) 46.2%, Álvaro Luis DELGADO Ceretta (PN) 28.2%, Andrés OJEDA Ojeda Spitz (PC) 16.9%, other 8.7%; percent of vote in second round - Yamandú ORSI Martínez 52.1%, Álvaro Luis DELGADO Ceretta 47.9%; note - ORSI will take office 1 March 2025

2019: Luis Alberto LACALLE POU elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Daniel MARTINEZ (FA) 40.7%, Luis Alberto LACALLE POU (PN) 29.7%, Ernesto TALVI (Colorado Party) 12.8%, Guido MANINI RIOS (Open Cabildo) 11.3%, other 5.5%; percent of vote in second round - Luis Alberto LACALLE POU 50.6%, Daniel MARTINEZ 49.4%

2014: Tabare VAZQUEZ elected president in second round; percent of vote - Tabare VAZQUEZ (Socialist Party) 56.5%, Luis Alberto LACALLE Pou (PN) 43.4%" }, "note": "note: the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index da23ff1f..c6df6846 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)", - "note": "note: as of 2022, women comprised about 7% of the active duty military" + "note": "note: as of 2023, about 7,000 women served in the Nepalese Armed Forces" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "1240 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,150 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 400 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 875 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 225 Liberia (UNSMIL); 100 South Sudan/Sudan (UNISFA); 1,725 (plus about 220 police) South Sudan (UNMISS); note - Nepal has over 6,000 total personnel deployed on 15 UN missions (2024)" diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index db1e0e5f..d76e9b25 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ "text": "the US is the world's leading arms exporter (2023)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "as of January 2024, there were approximately 65,000 personnel deployed on UN peacekeeping missions worldwide (2024)" + "text": "as of August 2024, there were approximately 68,000 personnel deployed on UN peacekeeping missions worldwide (2024)" } }, "Space": {