More than a decade after the end of Angola's 27-year civil war, the country still faces a variety of socioeconomic problems, including poverty, high maternal and child mortality, and illiteracy. Despite the country's rapid post-war economic growth based on oil production, about 40 percent of Angolans live below the poverty line and unemployment is widespread, especially among the large young-adult population. Only about 70% of the population is literate, and the rate drops to around 60% for women. The youthful population - about 45% are under the age of 15 - is expected to continue growing rapidly with a fertility rate of more than 5 children per woman and a low rate of contraceptive use. Fewer than half of women deliver their babies with the assistance of trained health care personnel, which contributes to Angola's high maternal mortality rate.
Of the estimated 550,000 Angolans who fled their homeland during its civil war, most have returned home since 2002. In 2012, the UN assessed that conditions in Angola had been stable for several years and invoked a cessation of refugee status for Angolans. Following the cessation clause, some of those still in exile returned home voluntarily through UN repatriation programs, and others integrated into host countries.
" + "text": "More than two decades after the end of Angola's 27-year civil war, the country still faces a variety of socioeconomic problems, including poverty, high maternal and child mortality, and illiteracy. Despite the country's rapid post-war economic growth based on oil production, about 40 percent of Angolans live below the poverty line and unemployment is widespread, especially among the large young-adult population. Only about 70% of the population is literate, and the rate drops to around 60% for women. The youthful population - about 45% are under the age of 15 - is expected to continue growing rapidly with a fertility rate of more than 5 children per woman and a low rate of contraceptive use. Fewer than half of women deliver their babies with the assistance of trained health care personnel, which contributes to Angola's high maternal mortality rate.
Of the estimated 550,000 Angolans who fled their homeland during its civil war, most have returned home since 2002. In 2012, the UN assessed that conditions in Angola had been stable for several years and invoked a cessation of refugee status for Angolans. Following the cessation clause, some of those still in exile returned home voluntarily through UN repatriation programs, and others integrated into host countries.
" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -308,12 +308,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.8% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "340,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "16,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -596,19 +590,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 15 September 2022); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 15 September 2022); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government (2022)" + "text": "President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 15 September 2022); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 15 September 2022); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 15 September 2022); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 15 September 2022) (2022)" + "text": "President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 15 September 2022); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 15 September 2022)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the candidate of the winning party or coalition in the last legislative election becomes the president; president serves a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term); last held on 24 August 2022 (next to be held in 24 August 2027) (2022)" + "text": "the candidate of the winning party or coalition in the last legislative election becomes the president; president serves a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term); last held on 24 August 2022 (next to be held on 24 August 2027) (2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (MPLA) elected president by then winning party following the 24 August 2022 general election (2022)" + "text": "Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (MPLA) elected president by then winning party following the 24 August 2022 general election" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -616,10 +610,10 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency and in multi-seat constituencies by closed list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 24 August 2022 (next to be held on 24 August 2027) (2022)" + "text": "last held on 24 August 2022 (next to be held on 24 August 2027)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - MPLA 51.17%, UNITA 43.95%, PRS 1.14%, FNLA 1.06%, PHA 1.02%, other 1.67%; seats by party - MPLA 124, UNITA 90, PRS 2, FNLA 2; PHA-2; composition - men 155, women 65, percent of women 29.5%Angola-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): DRC accuses Angola of shifting monuments
Angola-Namibia: none identified
Angola-Republic of Congo: (Kabinda Exclave) none identified
Angola-Zambia: because the straight-line segments along the left bank (Zambian side) of the Cuando/Kwando River do not conform with the physical alignment of the unstable shoreline, Zambian residents in some areas have settled illegally on sections of shoreline that fall on the Angolan side of the boundary
Angola-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): DRC accuses Angola of shifting monuments
Angola-Namibia: none identified
Angola-Republic of Congo: (Kabinda Exclave) none identified
Angola-Zambia: because the straight-line segments along the left bank (Zambian side) of the Cuando/Kwando River do not conform with the physical alignment of the unstable shoreline, Zambian residents in some areas have settled illegally on sections of shoreline that fall on the Angolan side of the boundary
periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); active volcanoes in the east along the Great Rift Valley
volcanism: Nyiragongo (3,470 m), which erupted in 2002 and is experiencing ongoing activity, poses a major threat to the city of Goma, home to a quarter million people; the volcano produces unusually fast-moving lava, known to travel up to 100 km /hr; Nyiragongo has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; its neighbor, Nyamuragira, which erupted in 2010, is Africa's most active volcano; Visoke is the only other historically active volcano
" @@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "108,407,721 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "108,407,721 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ "text": "Roman Catholic 29.9%, Protestant 26.7%, other Christian 36.5%, Kimbanguist 2.8%, Muslim 1.3%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 1.2%, none 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Despite a wealth of fertile soil, hydroelectric power potential, and mineral resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles with many socioeconomic problems, including high infant and maternal mortality rates, malnutrition, poor vaccination coverage, lack of access to improved water sources and sanitation, and frequent and early fertility. Ongoing conflict, mismanagement of resources, and a lack of investment have resulted in food insecurity; almost 30 percent of children under the age of 5 are malnourished. The overall coverage of basic public services – education, health, sanitation, and potable water – is very limited and piecemeal, with substantial regional and rural/urban disparities. Fertility remains high at almost 5 children per woman and is likely to remain high because of the low use of contraception and the cultural preference for larger families.
The DRC is a source and host country for refugees. Between 2012 and 2014, more than 119,000 Congolese refugees returned from the Republic of Congo to the relative stability of northwest DRC, but more than 540,000 Congolese refugees remained abroad as of year-end 2015. In addition, an estimated 3.9 million Congolese were internally displaced as of October 2017, the vast majority fleeing violence between rebel group and Congolese armed forces. Thousands of refugees have come to the DRC from neighboring countries, including Rwanda, the Central African Republic, and Burundi.
" + "text": "Despite a wealth of fertile soil, hydroelectric power potential, and mineral resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles with many socioeconomic problems, including high infant and maternal mortality rates, malnutrition, poor vaccination coverage, lack of access to improved water sources and sanitation, and frequent and early fertility. Ongoing conflict, mismanagement of resources, and a lack of investment have resulted in food insecurity; almost 30% of children under the age of 5 are malnourished. The overall coverage of basic public services – education, health, sanitation, and potable water – is very limited and piecemeal, with substantial regional and rural/urban disparities. Fertility remains high at more than 5 children per woman and is likely to remain high because of the low use of contraception and the cultural preference for larger families.
The DRC is a source and host country for refugees. Between 2012 and 2014, more than 119,000 Congolese refugees returned from the Republic of Congo to the relative stability of northwest DRC, but more than 850,000 Congolese refugees and asylum seekers were hosted by neighboring countries as of December 2021. In addition, an estimated 5.5 million Congolese were internally displaced as of July 2022, the vast majority fleeing violence between rebel group and Congolese armed forces. Thousands of refugees have come to the DRC from neighboring countries, including Rwanda, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Burundi.
" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ "text": "-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the boarder with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the border with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -319,12 +318,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.7% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "510,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "17,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -804,7 +797,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "CCC+ (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -925,14 +919,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$13.93 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$13.93 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$15.17 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$15.17 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$16.08 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$16.08 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "China 53%, United Arab Emirates 11%, Saudi Arabia 6%, South Korea 5% (2019)" @@ -1330,7 +1325,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "212,120 (Central African Republic), 209,761 (Rwanda), 56,653 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 41,836 (Burundi) (2022)" + "text": "212,120 (Central African Republic), 209,798 (Rwanda), 56,653 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 41,836 (Burundi) (2022)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "5.53 million (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; conflict in Kasai region since 2016) (2022)" diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 0dac70f6..7d7b97d0 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "29,321,637 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "29,321,637 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -319,12 +318,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "3% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "500,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "14,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -676,7 +669,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Developmentattempts to stem refugees, cross-border raids, arms smuggling, and other illegal activities by separatists from southern Senegal's Casamance region, as well as from conflicts in other west African states
" - }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "The Gambia is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Gambian women, children, and, to a lesser extent, boys are exploited for prostitution and domestic servitude; women, girls, and boys from West African countries are trafficked to the Gambia for sexual exploitation, particularly catering to European tourists seeking sex with children; some Gambian trafficking victims have been identified in neighboring West African countries and the UK; boys in some Koranic schools are forced into street vending or begging" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — The Gambia does not meet the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking, but it is making significant efforts to do so; the government has increased investigations, identified more trafficking victims, improved security at a Department of Social Welfare shelter, increased training for officials, and raised public awareness of the problem of trafficking; the government was upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List during this rating period; despite these efforts, the government did not convict a trafficker for the third consecutive year; victim services remained inadequate, and some law enforcement officers reportedly requested bribes to register trafficking complaints (2020)" - } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index 51ec508b..e4d5769b 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,340,613 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "2,340,613 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -312,12 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "3% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "46,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1000" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -727,7 +720,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "N/A (2016)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index 08bc357f..fb068801 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "33,107,275 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "33,107,275 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -316,12 +315,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.7% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "350,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "13,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -781,7 +774,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B- (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 7a2c664b..3ecc4f25 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -309,12 +309,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.4% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "110,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,300 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index 66fb4ffc..4b8513bd 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "28,713,423 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "28,713,423 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ "note": "note: the majority of foreign migrant workers are Muslim (72.7%) and Christian (17.7%)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Cote d’Ivoire’s population is likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future because almost 60% of the populace is younger than 25, the total fertility rate is holding steady at about 3.5 children per woman, and contraceptive use is under 20%. The country will need to improve education, health care, and gender equality in order to turn its large and growing youth cohort into human capital. Even prior to 2010 unrest that shuttered schools for months, access to education was poor, especially for women. As of 2015, only 53% of men and 33% of women were literate. The lack of educational attainment contributes to Cote d’Ivoire’s high rates of unskilled labor, adolescent pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS prevalence.
Following its independence in 1960, Cote d’Ivoire’s stability and the blossoming of its labor-intensive cocoa and coffee industries in the southwest made it an attractive destination for migrants from other parts of the country and its neighbors, particularly Burkina Faso. The HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY administration continued the French colonial policy of encouraging labor immigration by offering liberal land ownership laws. Foreigners from West Africa, Europe (mainly France), and Lebanon composed about 25% of the population by 1998.
Ongoing economic decline since the 1980s and the power struggle after HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY’s death in 1993 ushered in the politics of \"Ivoirite,\" institutionalizing an Ivoirian identity that further marginalized northern Ivoirians and scapegoated immigrants. The hostile Muslim north-Christian south divide snowballed into a 2002 civil war, pushing tens of thousands of foreign migrants, Liberian refugees, and Ivoirians to flee to war-torn Liberia or other regional countries and more than a million people to be internally displaced. Subsequently, violence following the contested 2010 presidential election prompted some 250,000 people to seek refuge in Liberia and other neighboring countries and again internally displaced as many as a million people. By July 2012, the majority had returned home, but ongoing inter-communal tension and armed conflict continue to force people from their homes.
" + "text": "Cote d’Ivoire’s population is likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future because almost 60% of the populace is younger than 25, the total fertility rate is holding steady at about 3.5 children per woman, and contraceptive use is under 20%. The country will need to improve education, health care, and gender equality in order to turn its large and growing youth cohort into human capital. Even prior to 2010 unrest that shuttered schools for months, access to education was poor, especially for women. The lack of educational attainment contributes to Cote d’Ivoire’s high rates of unskilled labor, adolescent pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS prevalence.
Following its independence in 1960, Cote d’Ivoire’s stability and the blossoming of its labor-intensive cocoa and coffee industries in the southwest made it an attractive destination for migrants from other parts of the country and its neighbors, particularly Burkina Faso. The HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY administration continued the French colonial policy of encouraging labor immigration by offering liberal land ownership laws. Foreigners from West Africa, Europe (mainly France), and Lebanon composed about 25% of the population by 1998.
Ongoing economic decline since the 1980s and the power struggle after HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY’s death in 1993 ushered in the politics of \"Ivoirite,\" institutionalizing an Ivoirian identity that further marginalized northern Ivoirians and scapegoated immigrants. The hostile Muslim north-Christian south divide snowballed into a 2002 civil war, pushing tens of thousands of foreign migrants, Liberian refugees, and Ivoirians to flee to war-torn Liberia or other regional countries and more than a million people to be internally displaced. Subsequently, violence following the contested 2010 presidential election prompted some 250,000 people to seek refuge in Liberia and other neighboring countries and again internally displaced as many as a million people. By July 2012, the majority had returned home, but ongoing inter-communal tension and armed conflict continue to force people from their homes.
" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ "text": "3.53 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "23.3% (2018)" + "text": "27.8% (2020)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -317,12 +316,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "2.1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "380,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "13,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -650,7 +643,7 @@ "text": "Lesotho-South Africa: South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration
" - }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "Lesotho is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and for men subjected to forced labor; Basotho women and children are subjected to domestic servitude and children, to a lesser extent, commercial sexual exploitation within Lesotho and South Africa; some Basotho women willingly migrate to South Africa seeking work in domestic service only to be forced into prostitution; some Basotho men who voluntarily migrate to South Africa for work become victims of forced labor in agriculture and mining or are coerced into committing crimes" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 3 — Lesotho does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, therefore it was downgraded to Tier 3; positive steps included partnering with an NGO and an international organization in awareness-raising activities, participating in a regional data collection tool, and training 27 diplomats on trafficking in persons; however, authorities did not investigate, prosecute, or convict any traffickers or officials complicit in trafficking and did not investigate concerns of official complicity in trafficking crimes restricted law enforcement actions; fewer victims were identified and received no protective services; no standard operating procedures for victim identification or implementation of the national referral mechanism; the government did not finance the Victims of Trafficking Trust Fund or the Child and Gender Protection Unit; front-line responders to trafficking crimes are inadequately trained; penalties for human trafficking are not stringent enough to serve as a deterrent (2020)" - } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index d53301d6..f7a07bcd 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -312,12 +312,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "9,500 (2020)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "32.5% (2016)" }, @@ -1009,7 +1003,7 @@ "text": "political and security instability in Libya has disrupted its telecom sector; much of its infrastructure remains superior to that in most other African countries; rival operators fight for control; investment in fiber backbone and upgrades to international cables; limited LTE and 5G service; some satellite broadband; in 2021 Libya signed deals and projects with US firms to upgrade portions of its infrastructure, increasing the diversity of its telecommunications networks (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "nearly 24 per 100 fixed-line and over 91 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions; service generally adequate (2019)" + "text": "nearly 23 per 100 fixed-line and over 43 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions; service generally adequate (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 218; landing points for LFON, EIG, Italy-Libya, Silphium and Tobrok-Emasaed submarine cable system connecting Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, Arabsat, and Intersputnik; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (2019)" @@ -1154,7 +1148,7 @@ "text": "not available" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Turkey has been the primary backer of the GNU/GNA; Turkish military advisers have trained and assisted western/GNU Libyan forces in accordance with a 2019 Turkey-GNA security agreement; Turkey has also provided thousands of Syrian mercenaries to Libya, as well as ammunition, weapons and aerial drones; Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt have been the main supporters of the LNA; the LNA has used fighters from other countries, including Chad, Sudan, and Syria
Mali’s total population is expected to double by 2035; its capital Bamako is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. A young age structure, a declining mortality rate, and a sustained high total fertility rate of 6 children per woman – the third highest in the world – ensure continued rapid population growth for the foreseeable future. Significant outmigration only marginally tempers this growth. Despite decreases, Mali’s infant, child, and maternal mortality rates remain among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa because of limited access to and adoption of family planning, early childbearing, short birth intervals, the prevalence of female genital cutting, infrequent use of skilled birth attendants, and a lack of emergency obstetrical and neonatal care.
Mali’s high total fertility rate has been virtually unchanged for decades, as a result of the ongoing preference for large families, early childbearing, the lack of female education and empowerment, poverty, and extremely low contraceptive use. Slowing Mali’s population growth by lowering its birth rate will be essential for poverty reduction, improving food security, and developing human capital and the economy.
Mali has a long history of seasonal migration and emigration driven by poverty, conflict, demographic pressure, unemployment, food insecurity, and droughts. Many Malians from rural areas migrate during the dry period to nearby villages and towns to do odd jobs or to adjoining countries to work in agriculture or mining. Pastoralists and nomads move seasonally to southern Mali or nearby coastal states. Others migrate long term to Mali’s urban areas, Cote d’Ivoire, other neighboring countries, and in smaller numbers to France, Mali’s former colonial ruler. Since the early 1990s, Mali’s role has grown as a transit country for regional migration flows and illegal migration to Europe. Human smugglers and traffickers exploit the same regional routes used for moving contraband drugs, arms, and cigarettes.
Between early 2012 and 2013, renewed fighting in northern Mali between government forces and Tuareg secessionists and their Islamist allies, a French-led international military intervention, as well as chronic food shortages, caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Malians. Most of those displaced domestically sought shelter in urban areas of southern Mali, except for pastoralist and nomadic groups, who abandoned their traditional routes, gave away or sold their livestock, and dispersed into the deserts of northern Mali or crossed into neighboring countries. Almost all Malians who took refuge abroad (mostly Tuareg and Maure pastoralists) stayed in the region, largely in Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
" + "text": "Mali’s total population is expected to double by 2035; its capital Bamako is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. A young age structure, a declining mortality rate, and a sustained high total fertility rate of 5.5 children per woman – the fourth highest in the world, as of 2022 – ensure continued rapid population growth for the foreseeable future. Significant outmigration only marginally tempers this growth. Despite decreases, Mali’s infant, child, and maternal mortality rates remain among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa because of limited access to and adoption of family planning, early childbearing, short birth intervals, the prevalence of female genital cutting, infrequent use of skilled birth attendants, and a lack of emergency obstetrical and neonatal care.
Mali’s high total fertility rate has been virtually unchanged for decades, as a result of the ongoing preference for large families, early childbearing, the lack of female education and empowerment, poverty, and extremely low contraceptive use. Slowing Mali’s population growth by lowering its birth rate will be essential for poverty reduction, improving food security, and developing human capital and the economy.
Mali has a long history of seasonal migration and emigration driven by poverty, conflict, demographic pressure, unemployment, food insecurity, and droughts. Many Malians from rural areas migrate during the dry period to nearby villages and towns to do odd jobs or to adjoining countries to work in agriculture or mining. Pastoralists and nomads move seasonally to southern Mali or nearby coastal states. Others migrate long term to Mali’s urban areas, Cote d’Ivoire, other neighboring countries, and in smaller numbers to France, Mali’s former colonial ruler. Since the early 1990s, Mali’s role has grown as a transit country for regional migration flows and illegal migration to Europe. Human smugglers and traffickers exploit the same regional routes used for moving contraband drugs, arms, and cigarettes.
Between early 2012 and 2013, renewed fighting in northern Mali between government forces and Tuareg secessionists and their Islamist allies, a French-led international military intervention, as well as chronic food shortages, caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Malians. Most of those displaced domestically sought shelter in urban areas of southern Mali, except for pastoralist and nomadic groups, who abandoned their traditional routes, gave away or sold their livestock, and dispersed into the deserts of northern Mali or crossed into neighboring countries. Almost all Malians who took refuge abroad (mostly Tuareg and Maure pastoralists) stayed in the region, largely in Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -312,12 +312,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.9% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "110,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "4,600 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -784,7 +778,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Moody's rating": { "text": "Caa1 (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1283,7 +1278,7 @@ "text": "24,519 (Burkina Faso) (refugees and asylum seekers), 15,229 (Niger) (refugees and asylum seekers), 14,950 (Mauritania) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "370,548 (Tuareg rebellion since 2012) (2022)" + "text": "422,620 (Tuareg rebellion since 2012) (2022)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index 4e3c9f20..857db237 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -338,14 +338,6 @@ "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%", "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "22,000 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500", - "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "26.1% (2016)", "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" @@ -785,7 +777,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB- (2010)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index c82b5fe1..974e81df 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -298,12 +298,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.7% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "14,000 (2020)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020) <1000" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "10.8% (2016)" }, @@ -701,7 +695,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Moody's rating": { "text": "Baa1 (2012)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1182,14 +1177,6 @@ "Disputes - international": { "text": "Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory); claims French-administered Tromelin Island
Mauritius-France: Mauritius has claimed French-administered Tromelin Island (part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands) since 1976
Mauritius-UK: Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory)
consumer and transshipment point for heroin from South Asia; small amounts of cannabis produced and consumed locally; significant offshore financial industry creates potential for money laundering
" } diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index 548a9e95..4c3485ff 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ "text": "3.53 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "17.8% (2015)" + "text": "11.5% (2019/20)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -319,12 +319,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.3% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "8,500 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -1292,7 +1286,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "26,001 (Sahrawis) (mid-year 2021); 90,240 (Mali) (2022)" + "text": "26,001 (Sahrawis) (mid-year 2021); 97,127 (Mali) (2022)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index 3e42e8f5..ef019a66 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "31,693,239 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "31,693,239 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -314,12 +313,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "11.5% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "2.1 million (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "38,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -780,7 +773,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "CCC+ (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1132,7 +1126,7 @@ "text": "one of the first countries in the region to embark upon telecom reform and to open the sector to competition; the mobile segment in particular has shown strong growth; additional competition followed in late 2020; in the process, the structure of the market changed from having four operators to three; at the same time, a new licensing regime ensured that by mid-2019 all three operators had been provided with universal licenses, enabling them to offer all types of telephony and data services; mobile, fixed-line and broadband penetration rates remain far below the average for the region; in recent years the government has enforced the registration of SIM cards, but with varying success; at the end of 2016 almost five million unregistered SIM cards were deactivated but poor monitoring meant that the process was revisited in mid-2019 and again in late 2020; the high cost of international bandwidth had long hampered internet use, though the landing of two international submarine cables (SEACOM and EASSy) has reduced the cost of bandwidth and so led to drastic reductions in broadband retail prices as well as a significant jump in available bandwidth; there is some cross-platform competition, with DSL, cable, fibre, WiMAX, and mobile broadband options available, though fixed broadband options can be limited to urban areas; improvements can be expected from the ongoing rollout of a national fiber backbone networks and of upgrades to mobile infrastructure (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads; fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and nearly 49 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2019)" + "text": "extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads; fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and nearly 49 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 258; landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean); TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)" @@ -1311,7 +1305,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "10,968 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 8,491 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022)" + "text": "10,968 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 8,589 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "946,508 (violence between the government and an opposition group, violence associated with extremists groups in 2018, political violence 2019) (2022)" diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 16a0c442..f294d33e 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ "text": "Muslim 99.3%, Christian 0.3%, animist 0.2%, none 0.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Niger has the highest total fertility rate (TFR) of any country in the world, averaging close to 7 children per woman in 2016. A slight decline in fertility over the last few decades has stalled. This leveling off of the high fertility rate is in large part a product of the continued desire for large families. In Niger, the TFR is lower than the desired fertility rate, which makes it unlikely that contraceptive use will increase. The high TFR sustains rapid population growth and a large youth population – almost 70% of the populace is under the age of 25. Gender inequality, including a lack of educational opportunities for women and early marriage and childbirth, also contributes to high population growth.
Because of large family sizes, children are inheriting smaller and smaller parcels of land. The dependence of most Nigeriens on subsistence farming on increasingly small landholdings, coupled with declining rainfall and the resultant shrinkage of arable land, are all preventing food production from keeping up with population growth.
For more than half a century, Niger's lack of economic development has led to steady net outmigration. In the 1960s, Nigeriens mainly migrated to coastal West African countries to work on a seasonal basis. Some headed to Libya and Algeria in the 1970s to work in the booming oil industry until its decline in the 1980s. Since the 1990s, the principal destinations for Nigerien labor migrants have been West African countries, especially Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire, while emigration to Europe and North America has remained modest. During the same period, Niger’s desert trade route town Agadez became a hub for West African and other Sub-Saharan migrants crossing the Sahara to North Africa and sometimes onward to Europe.
More than 60,000 Malian refugees have fled to Niger since violence between Malian government troops and armed rebels began in early 2012. Ongoing attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, dating to 2013 in northern Nigeria and February 2015 in southeastern Niger, have pushed tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees and Nigerien returnees across the border to Niger and to displace thousands of locals in Niger’s already impoverished Diffa region.
" + "text": "Niger has the highest total fertility rate (TFR) of any country in the world, averaging close to 7 children per woman in 2022. A slight decline in fertility over the last few decades has stalled. This leveling off of the high fertility rate is in large part a product of the continued desire for large families. In Niger, the TFR is lower than the desired fertility rate, which makes it unlikely that contraceptive use will increase. The high TFR sustains rapid population growth and a large youth population – almost 70% of the populace is under the age of 25, as of 2022. Gender inequality, including a lack of educational opportunities for women and early marriage and childbirth, also contributes to high population growth.
Because of large family sizes, children are inheriting smaller and smaller parcels of land. The dependence of most Nigeriens on subsistence farming on increasingly small landholdings, coupled with declining rainfall and the resultant shrinkage of arable land, are all preventing food production from keeping up with population growth.
For more than half a century, Niger's lack of economic development has led to steady net outmigration. In the 1960s, Nigeriens mainly migrated to coastal West African countries to work on a seasonal basis. Some headed to Libya and Algeria in the 1970s to work in the booming oil industry until its decline in the 1980s. Since the 1990s, the principal destinations for Nigerien labor migrants have been West African countries, especially Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire, while emigration to Europe and North America has remained modest. During the same period, Niger’s desert trade route town Agadez became a hub for West African and other Sub-Saharan migrants crossing the Sahara to North Africa and sometimes onward to Europe.
More than 60,000 Malian refugees have fled to Niger since violence between Malian government troops and armed rebels began in early 2012. Ongoing attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, dating to 2013 in northern Nigeria and February 2015 in southeastern Niger, pushed tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees and Nigerien returnees across the border to Niger and displaced thousands of locals in Niger’s already impoverished Diffa region.
" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ "text": "6.82 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "11% (2017/18)" + "text": "11% (2021)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -311,12 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "31,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,100 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -782,7 +776,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Moody's rating": { "text": "B3 (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1128,7 +1123,7 @@ "text": "Niger is one of the largest countries in West Africa but also one of the poorest in the world; as with many African markets, a lack of fixed telecoms infrastructure has led to growth in mobile services; Niger’s mobile penetration is modest compared to other countries in the region, while fixed broadband penetration is negligible; recent international investment to complete the Trans-Saharan Dorsal optical fibre (SDR) network has extended the reach of fiber infrastructure in the country, and also increased international capacity; new cables linking the country with Chad and Burkina Faso have extended Niger’s connectivity with international cable infrastructure (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity at nearly 41 per 100 persons; a rapidly increasing cellular subscribership base; small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in southwestern Niger; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular at nearly 59 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 227; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)" @@ -1283,7 +1278,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "187,136 (Nigeria), 65,026 (Mali) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022)" + "text": "187,136 (Nigeria), 65,621 (Mali) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "376,809 (includes the regions of Diffa, Tillaberi, and Tahoua; unknown how many of the 11,000 people displaced by clashes between government forces and the Tuareg militant group, Niger Movement for Justice, in 2007 are still displaced; inter-communal violence; Boko Haram attacks in southern Niger, 2015) (2022)" diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index 85023677..6abfcf89 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "225,082,083 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "225,082,083 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -318,12 +317,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.3% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1.7 million (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "49,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -803,7 +796,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B- (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1348,20 +1342,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "85,967 (Cameroon) (2022)" + "text": "87,054 (Cameroon) (2022)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "3,030,544 (northeast Nigeria; Boko Haram attacks and counterinsurgency efforts in northern Nigeria; communal violence between Christians and Muslims in the middle belt region, political violence; flooding; forced evictions; cattle rustling; competition for resources) (2022)" } }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Nigeria along with victims from Nigeria abroad; internal trafficking involving recruiting victims from rural areas for commercial sex and forced labor in domestic work, street vending, mining, agriculture, begging and textileSeychelles-UK: Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory)
" - }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "Seychelles is a source and destination country for children and women subjected to sex trafficking; Seychellois girls and, to a lesser extent boys, are forced into prostitution in nightclubs, bars, guest houses, hotels, brothels, private homes, and on the streets by peers, family members, and pimps; foreign tourists, sailors, and migrant workers contribute to the demand for commercial sex acts in Seychelles; some of the large population of foreign migrant workers reportedly experience the underpayment of wages and substandard housing" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Seychelles does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government allocated an operational and programmatic budget to the National Coordinating Committee on Trafficking in Persons, signed a bilateral agreement outlining procedures for employment and repatriation in Seychelles of migrant workers from Bangladesh and established a hotline to report forced labor concerns; however, no victims of trafficking were identified; efforts to address sex trafficking remained inadequate, its standard operating procedures for victim identification and referral to care services were not implemented; there are no shelters or care facilities for trafficking victims; investigations, prosecutions, and convictions of traffickers decreased; Seychelles did not establish a secretariat to support the Coordinating Committee, hindering the committee’s ability to direct anti-trafficking efforts across government and drive national policy; Seychelles was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2020)" - } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 0255799f..0a04e5ef 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "57,516,665 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "57,516,665 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -318,12 +317,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "7.8 million (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "83,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -777,7 +770,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB- (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 9aa5ee34..61c76297 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -314,12 +314,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.3% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "39,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,100 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -789,7 +783,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B+ (2000)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1302,7 +1297,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "11,489 (Mauritania) (2022)" + "text": "11,490 (Mauritania) (2022)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "8,400 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index b60d7084..6546f607 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -290,12 +290,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index 6df87f4c..395a0910 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -308,12 +308,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.5% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "80,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,200 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index b2055ec8..95b944e4 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -307,12 +307,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "8,700 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -1010,7 +1004,7 @@ "text": "Somalia’s economic difficulties in recent years have made it difficult for telcos and the government to sustain investment in infrastructure; the government has also had to contend with militant groups which continue on occasion to force the closure of internet services in many areas of the country; in recent years, though, the government has addressed the lack of guidance which had prevailed since 1991, when a dictatorial regime was overthrown; the National Communications Law was passed in October 2017, aimed at setting a legal and regulatory framework for the telecoms sector, while provision was made in the following year to set up a regulatory authority to oversee the telecom sector; more recently, three types of licenses were mandated to provide clarity to operators, and to bring the market closer into line with international standards; all operators were given until August 2020 to secure one of the three license types; given the poor condition of fixed-line infrastructure, operators have concentrated on mobile connectivity; their investment plans have involved the development of LTE services to provide mobile data and broadband services; the telecom market has flourished; tariffs are among the lowest in Africa, and new cable systems coming on stream in the next few years, as well as planned investments from local operators to bolster the country’s national fiber backbone, will lead to downward pressure on retail pricing; on the consumer side, spending on telecoms services and devices are under pressure from the financial effect of large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes as the remnants of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic remain and as global events, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, continue to play out; the market is continuing a positive growth trajectory, supported by a slow economic rebound in the country (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "seven networks compete for customers in the mobile sector; some of these mobile-service providers offer fixed-lines and Internet services; fixed-line is 0 per 100 and mobile-cellular roughly 51 per 100 (2019)" + "text": "seven networks compete for customers in the mobile sector; some of these mobile-service providers offer fixed-lines and Internet services; fixed-line is less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular roughly 56 per 100 (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 252; landing points for the G2A, DARE1, PEACE, and EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe (2019)" @@ -1138,14 +1132,14 @@ }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the SNA is lightly armed with an inventory that includes a variety of older, second-hand equipment largely from Italy, Russia, South Africa, and the UK; since 2015, it has received small quantities of second-hand equipment as aid/donations from a variety of countries (2022)", - "note": "note: the UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo on Somalia in 1992 because of civil war and factional violence; the embargo was partially lifted in 2013 to help Somalia's security forces develop and fight Islamist militants; the remaining sanctions, which require requests for certain weapons to be approved, are renewed annually" + "note": "note: in 2022, the UN voted to maintain an arms embargo on Somali in place since 1992; however, the embargo was modified to reflect the the Somali Government’s progress in improving its management of weapons and ammunition; it includes allowing Somalia to import portable surface-to-air missiles, higher-caliber mortars, anti-tank guided weapons, some aircraft and vessels designed or modified for military use, and combat drones for use by its security forces and police — unless the Security Council committee monitoring sanctions objects within five working days of receiving notification from the Somali Government " }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscription is authorized but not currently utilized; women may volunteer (2021)", "note": "note: in 2019, the Federal Government of Somalia renewed its commitment to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers by signing a roadmap detailing measures and practical actions to prevent violations against children, release children associated with armed forces, and reintegrate them into communities; the signing followed a similar accord committed to ending the use of child soldiers signed by both the Somali Transitional Government and the UN in 2012" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2022, the Somali National Army (SNA) and supporting security and militia forces were actively conducting operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist group (see Appendix T); al-Shabaab controlled large parts of southern and central Somaliathe International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Center (PRC) received one incident of piracy and armed robbery in 2021 for the Horn of Africa; while there were no recorded incidents, the IMB PRC warns that Somalia pirates continue to possess the capacity to carry out attacks in the Somali basin and wider Indian Ocean; in particular, the report warns that, \"Masters and crew must remain vigilant and cautious when transiting these waters.\"; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, contributed to the drop in incidents; the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2022; naval units from China, India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, the US, and other countries also operate in conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa
" diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 8731c1c2..2fd78f91 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -313,12 +313,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "49,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,300 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -639,7 +633,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Major Parties with seats in the last National Assembly election (13-15 April 2015):
Collective Leadership Umma Party
Democratic Unionist Party or DUP [Jalal al-DIGAIR]
Democratic Unionist Party–Original [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI]
Federal Umma Party [Fadl al-Sayed SHUAIB]
Freedom and Justice Party
National Freedom and Justice Party
National Congress Party or NCP [Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR]
National Umma Party or UP [Sadiq al-MAHDI]
Umma Reform and Development Party
United Umma Party
Major Parties as of April 2019:
Democratic Unionist Party [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI]
Democratic Unionist Party or DUP [Babika BABIKER]
Federal Umma Party [Dr. Ahmed Babikir NAHAR]
Muslim Brotherhood or MB [Sadig Abdalla ABDELMAJID and Dr. Yousif Al-Hibir Nor-ELDAYIM]
National Congress Party or NCP [Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR]
National Umma Party or NUP [Fadlallah Baramah NASSER]
Popular Congress Party or PCP [Nawal Al-KHIDIR]
Reform Movement Now [Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin al-ATABANI]
Sudan National Front [Ali Mahmud HASANAYN]
Sudanese Communist Party or SCP [Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB]
Sudanese Congress Party or SCoP [Omar El DIGAIR]
Umma Party for Reform and Development [Mubarak Al-Fadul Al-MAHDI]
Unionist Movement Party or UMP [led by DUP Chair Mohammed Osama Al-MERGHANI]
Major Parties as of April 2019:
Democratic Unionist Party [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI]
Democratic Unionist Party or DUP [Babika BABIKER]
Federal Umma Party [Dr. Ahmed Babikir NAHAR]
Muslim Brotherhood or MB [Sadig Abdalla ABDELMAJID and Dr. Yousif Al-Hibir Nor-ELDAYIM]
National Congress Party or NCP [Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR]
National Umma Party or NUP [Fadlallah Baramah NASSER]
Popular Congress Party or PCP [Nawal Al-KHIDIR]
Reform Movement Now [Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin al-ATABANI]
Sudan National Front [Ali Mahmud HASANAYN]
Sudanese Communist Party or SCP [Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB]
Sudanese Congress Party or SCoP [Omar El DIGAIR]
Umma Party for Reform and Development [Mubarak Al-Fadul Al-MAHDI]
Unionist Movement Party or UMP [led by DUP Chair Mohammed Osama Al-MERGHANI]
significant transit country for illicit drugs in East Africa; international drug-trafficking organizations and courier networks transit through Tanzania to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine from Southwest Asia; produces cannabis products and khat for domestic consumption and regional and international distribution; traffickers influence politicians, law enforcement, and others in positions of power with money
(2021)" } diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index a4903487..b1651db7 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "46,205,893 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "46,205,893 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -306,12 +305,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "5.4% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1.4 million (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "22,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -328,7 +321,7 @@ "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "note": "note: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Uganda 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 vaccine1,902,150 (2022)
" + "text": "1,761,915 (2022)
" } } } diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index 7822e799..81ab8303 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,727,409 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "2,727,409 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -316,12 +315,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "11.6% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "210,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -763,7 +756,8 @@ }, "Moody's rating": { "text": "Ba3 (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index dcb22137..412d60d8 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,121,761 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "1,121,761 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -294,12 +293,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "26.8% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "200,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,400 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -718,7 +711,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Moody's rating": { "text": "B3 (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 8d0f8902..c67f8b1d 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "19,642,123 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "19,642,123 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -313,12 +312,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "11.1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1.5 million (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "24,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -770,7 +763,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "SD (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index 6f7ccf36..7def8a1a 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "15,121,004 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "15,121,004 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -307,12 +306,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "11.9% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1.3 million (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "22,000 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/antarctica/bv.json b/antarctica/bv.json index 5ae6875c..e4ccd908 100644 --- a/antarctica/bv.json +++ b/antarctica/bv.json @@ -155,12 +155,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" } diff --git a/antarctica/fs.json b/antarctica/fs.json index 40314f68..161f9831 100644 --- a/antarctica/fs.json +++ b/antarctica/fs.json @@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/antarctica/hm.json b/antarctica/hm.json index 1c644d7e..557e8f4e 100644 --- a/antarctica/hm.json +++ b/antarctica/hm.json @@ -166,12 +166,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index 102da1a1..3805d60c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -280,12 +280,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -634,7 +628,8 @@ }, "Exports 2015": { "text": "$427 million (2015 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Australia 25%, Ghana 19%, Indonesia 15.6%, Burma 10.4%, Portugal 5.1% (2017)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index a201ff96..f876df0e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -323,14 +323,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "30,000 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "29% (2016)" }, @@ -759,7 +751,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AAA (2003)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -885,14 +878,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$299.04 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$299.04 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$342.43 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$342.43 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$327.32 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$327.32 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "China 39%, Japan 15%, South Korea 7%, India 5% (2019)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/at.json b/australia-oceania/at.json index 23f428c4..b6b62efe 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/at.json +++ b/australia-oceania/at.json @@ -155,12 +155,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index f253c7bf..c5026d59 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -297,12 +297,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -681,7 +675,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Moody's rating": { "text": "B3 (2015)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1028,7 +1023,7 @@ "text": "mobile services have continually expanded in the Solomon Islands; 3G services became available in 2010, leading to an increase in mobile broadband uptake; Solomon Islands currently host three ISPs; fixed broadband services are largely limited to government, corporations, and educational organizations in the Solomon Islands; telecommunication infrastructure in the Solomon Islands requires significant investment due to the geographical make-up of the islands; this presents a great challenge to rural connectivity in the country; although various international organizations such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have taken a special interest in having communication services improved in both the Solomon Islands and the Pacific region in general, internet and broadband penetration remain low; the provision of broadband infrastructure, particularly to rural areas, is also hindered by land disputes; internet services have, improved with the build-out of the Coral Sea Cable System linking Papua New Guinea to the Solomon Islands, as also with a connecting cable to a landing station at Sydney; the Australian government provided most of the funding for the Coral Sea Cable System, with contributions and support from the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea governments; the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in late 2019 also improved broadband satellite capacity for the region, though for telcos in Solomon Islands satellite services are now largely used as backup for international traffic; in recent years, the country has stabilized both politically and economically and this, along with improvements to mobile infrastructure, has led to a rise in mobile services and the slow uptake of broadband services; while the first LTE services were launched in late 2017 in the capital Honiara, the main platform for mobile voice and data services remains 3G, while in outlying areas GSM is still an important technology for the provision of services (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line is just over 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular telephone density is about 71 per 100 persons; domestic cable system to extend to key major islands (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line is just over 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular telephone density is about 69 per 100 persons; domestic cable system to extend to key major islands (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 677; landing points for the CSCS and ICNS2 submarine cables providing connectivity from Solomon Islands, to PNG, Vanuatu and Australia; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ck.json b/australia-oceania/ck.json index a48c29c5..724eaad8 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ck.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ck.json @@ -212,12 +212,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -393,9 +387,6 @@ "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, - "Exports": { - "text": "NA
" - }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "United States 57%, Ireland 15% (2019)" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index da32f884..e3ab7c8f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -284,12 +284,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -764,7 +758,7 @@ "text": "digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks; demand for broadband growing given that mobile services are the source for Internet across region; future launch of 5G (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems; fixed-line teledensity roughly 39 per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems; fixed-line teledensity roughly 35 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 1-670; landing points for the Atisa and Mariana-Guam submarine cables linking Mariana islands to Guam; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cr.json b/australia-oceania/cr.json index b60264f9..96f65f1d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cr.json @@ -148,12 +148,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 7a18ac29..ecb05392 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -285,12 +285,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -663,7 +657,8 @@ }, "Exports 2010": { "text": "$5.163 million (2010 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Japan 37%, Thailand 21%, France 17% (2019)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 5c3af533..aeba752c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ "text": "2.26 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "35.5% (2021)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -297,12 +297,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,300 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -712,7 +706,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB- (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1220,14 +1215,6 @@ "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "Fiji-Tonga: Fiji does not recognize Tonga’s 1972 claim to the Minerva Reefs and their surrounding waters; the Minerva Reefs’ 200-mile exclusive economic zone includes valuable fishing grounds" - }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Fiji and Fijians abroad; Fijian women and children and victims from Thailand and China are sex trafficked in illegal brothels, local hotels, private homes, and massage parlors; Fijian children sent to live with families in larger cities are vulnerable to forced labor or sexual activity in exchange for food, clothing, shelter, or school fees; labor traffickers exploit Southeast Asian workers on small informal farms and factories and in construction; Southeast Asian fisherman may be subject to forced labor on Fijian-flagged ships or foreign-flagged ships transiting Fijian ports and water" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Fiji does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; authorities maintained anti-trafficking law enforcement, investigating a similar number of cases as the prior year and convicting a trafficker for the first time since 2014; a government-convened working group finalized an updated anti-trafficking national action plan; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts; law enforcement was often unaware of the definition of trafficking, procedures for interviewing victims, and how to proactively screen vulnerable populations for trafficking victims; inspectors did not adequately investigate labor violations for trafficking indicators or provide adequate support to victims (2020)" - } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index e5459cd0..b00a35ca 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -275,12 +275,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -921,7 +915,7 @@ "text": "adequate system, the demand for mobile broadband is increasing due to mobile services being the primary and most wide-spread source for Internet access across the region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone, satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; mobile-cellular service available on the major islands; fixed line teledensity roughly 6 per 100 and mobile-cellular nearly 21 per 100 (2019)" + "text": "islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone, satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; mobile-cellular service available on the major islands; fixed line teledensity roughly 6 per 100 and mobile-cellular nearly 19 per 100 (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 691; landing points for the Chuukk-Pohnpei Cable and HANTRU-1 submarine cable system linking the Federated States of Micronesia and the US; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index 6fbc8de4..359c0c64 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -288,12 +288,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index 1c453606..3e76fb14 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -280,12 +280,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index 04130b94..df2226c7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -297,12 +297,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/kt.json b/australia-oceania/kt.json index 3d28ac17..ef8d307d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kt.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kt.json @@ -208,12 +208,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -377,9 +371,6 @@ "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, - "Exports": { - "text": "NA
" - }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Malaysia 36%, New Zealand 21%, Indonesia 20%, Australia 10% (2019)" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index 57a20168..bb8396cb 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -289,12 +289,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index 4bff353a..d6f6d9da 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -251,12 +251,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -761,7 +755,7 @@ }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "service for over 1000 landlines and fixed wireless lines; cellular telephone service operates on AMPS and GSM platforms; difficult geography presents challenges for rural areas; mobile is primary source of Internet access; mobile broadband demand is growing due to mobile services (2020)" + "text": "in 2020, the Manatua One Polynesia Fiber Cable provided Niue with high speed Internet access for the first time replacing a 4 megabit satellite link with gigabit fiber connectivity; the government set out a strategy to upgrade to a new infrastructure that would be robust enough to operate reliably in a challenging climate: 40 40°C heat, 40% humidity, salty air, frequent power outages during storms, and no air conditioning (2022)" }, "domestic": { "text": "single-line (fixed line) telephone system connects all villages on island; fixed teledensity at nearly 62 per 100 (2018)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nf.json b/australia-oceania/nf.json index 754f42e4..53297e74 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nf.json @@ -243,12 +243,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index f714b085..83d9c629 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -294,12 +294,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index d5f7e29f..4e3d6a62 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -284,12 +284,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index 0a1808e9..2fca44c3 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -311,14 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,600 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "30.8% (2016)" }, @@ -731,7 +723,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AA (2011)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1223,7 +1216,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 9,500 active duty troops (4,700 Army; 2,300 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2022)" + "text": "approximately 9,500 active-duty troops (4,700 Army; 2,300 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the NZDF is equipped mostly with imported weapons and equipment from Western suppliers; the US has been the leading provider since 2010 (2022)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/pc.json b/australia-oceania/pc.json index a30091a2..5f89b31e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/pc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/pc.json @@ -234,12 +234,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index b84c783a..a9b511b4 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -290,12 +290,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -874,7 +868,7 @@ "text": "well-developed mobile sector, recently boosted by satellite network capacity upgrades; 3G services available with satellite; lack of telecom regulations; newest and most powerful commercial satellite, Kacific-1 satellite, launched in 2019 to improve telecommunications in the Asia Pacific region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line nearly 41 per 100 and mobile-cellular services roughly 134 per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line nearly 44 per 100 and mobile-cellular services roughly 133 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 680; landing point for the SEA-US submarine cable linking Palau, Philippines, Micronesia, Indonesia, Hawaii (US), Guam (US) and California (US); satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 121dbf3d..24e3e34f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -299,12 +299,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -892,10 +886,10 @@ }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "some telecom infrastructure improvements made in recent years; modern services include fiber optic cable service, cellular, Internet, international calling, caller ID, and leased data circuits; the US Government, World Bank, UN and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), have aided in improvements and monetary aid to the islands telecom; mobile penetrations is around 30%; radio communication is especially vital to remote islands (2018)" + "text": "the National Telecommunications Act, through Bill No. 66, ushered in a new era in telecommunications in the Marshall Islands; this will enable an open, competitive market for telecommunications that is regulated by a Telecommunications Commissioner; telecom officials announced that they would be able to offer satellite internet services beginning in mid-2023; the World Bank has been promoting telecommunications reform here for a decade and has a multi-million-dollar telecommunications reform grant program in progress (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "Majuro Atoll and Ebeye and Kwajalein islands have regular, seven-digit, direct-dial telephones; other islands interconnected by high frequency radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes) and mini-satellite telephones; fixed-line roughly 4 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular is nearly 28 per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "Majuro Atoll and Ebeye and Kwajalein islands have regular, seven-digit, direct-dial telephones; other islands interconnected by high frequency radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes) and mini-satellite telephones; fixed-line roughly 4 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular is nearly 27 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 692; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); US Government satellite communications system on Kwajalein" @@ -1009,14 +1003,6 @@ "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "Marshall Islands-US: claims US territory of Wake Island; the Marshall Islands put its claim on record with the UN in 2016
" - }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "The Marshall Islands are a destination country for women from East Asia subjected to sex trafficking; foreign women are reportedly forced into prostitution in bars frequented by crew members of fishing vessels; some Chinese women are recruited to the Marshall Islands with promises of legitimate work and are subsequently forced into prostitution; wealthy or powerful families use traditional cultural practices to exploit impoverished Marshallese from outer islands as indentured laborers on their property; Marshallese children are transported to the United States and subjected to sexual abuse" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — the Marshall Islands does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; efforts include its first trafficking prosecution since 2011 and opening an investigation into an immigration official for alleged trafficking complicity; however, no efforts were made to identify trafficking victims and no assistance was provided to victims; the government has not convicted any traffickers since 2011 (2020)" - } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/australia-oceania/tl.json b/australia-oceania/tl.json index e9abbdd1..54133efe 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tl.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tl.json @@ -247,12 +247,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index bf75b339..11ae89bc 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -294,12 +294,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -1047,7 +1041,7 @@ "text": "high speed Internet provided by 3 MNOs, has subsequently allowed for better health care services, faster connections for education and growing e-commerce services; in 2018 new 4G LTE network; fixed-line teledensity has dropped given mobile subscriptions; mobile technology dominates given the island's geography; satellite technology is widespread and is important especially in areas away from the city; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 broadband satellite has made broadband more widely available for around 89 remote communities (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line 6 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 59 telephones per 100; fully automatic switched network (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line 7 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 59 telephones per 100; fully automatic switched network (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 676; landing point for the Tonga Cable and the TDCE connecting to Fiji and 3 separate Tonga islands; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index 33c5b29d..24605b10 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -289,12 +289,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "51.6% (2016)" }, @@ -871,7 +865,7 @@ "text": "internal communications needs met; small global scale of over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands; mobile subscriber penetration about 40% and broadband about 10% penetration; govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services; 2G widespread; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite will improve the telecommunication sector for the Asia Pacific region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line teledensity over 17 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 70 per 100 (2019)" + "text": "radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line teledensity over 17 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 76 per 100 (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite" diff --git a/australia-oceania/um.json b/australia-oceania/um.json index f8580d05..0e94b471 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/um.json +++ b/australia-oceania/um.json @@ -139,12 +139,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index 2c22ce1d..edf71558 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -279,12 +279,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/wq.json b/australia-oceania/wq.json index 259d6603..b96936ae 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wq.json @@ -150,12 +150,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -309,7 +303,7 @@ "Communications": { "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "satellite communications; 2 Defense Switched Network circuits off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS); located in the Hawaii area code - 808 (2018)" + "text": "satellite communications; 2 Defense Switched Network circuits off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS); located in the Hawaii area code - 808 (2018) (2018)" }, "note": "note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 96e909fc..5d0957cc 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -290,12 +290,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -1034,7 +1028,7 @@ "text": "Samoa was one of the first Pacific Island countries to establish a regulatory infrastructure and to liberalize its telecom market; the advent of competition in the mobile market saw prices fall by around 50% and network coverage increase to more than 90% of the population; Samoa also boasts one of the highest rates of mobile phone coverage in the Pacific region; the growth of fixed-line internet has been impeded by factors including the high costs for bandwidth, under investment in fixed-line infrastructure; Samoa’s telecoms sector has been inhibited by a lack of international connectivity; Samoa has had access to the Samoa-America-Samoa (SAS) cable laid in 2009, this cable has insufficient capacity to meet the country’s future bandwidth needs; this issue was addressed with two new submarine cables that became available in 2018 and 2019; combined with the Samoa National Broadband Highway (SNBH), have improved internet data rates and reliability, and have helped to reduce the high costs previously associated with internet access in Samoa; in April 2022, the Samoan government announced its decision to take over control of the Samoa Submarine Cable Company, looking to the cable to generate additional revenue for the state (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line roughly 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity nearly 64 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line roughly 3 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity nearly 35 telephones per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 685; landing points for the Tui-Samo, Manatua, SAS, and Southern Cross NEXT submarine cables providing connectivity to Samoa, Fiji, Wallis & Futuna, Cook Islands, Niue, French Polynesia, American Samoa, Australia, New Zealand, Kiribati, Los Angeles (US), and Tokelau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index 72f54cb1..b6946598 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -284,12 +284,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -560,7 +554,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB+ (2013)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -669,14 +664,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$1.45 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$1.45 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$2.56 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$2.56 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$2.56 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$2.56 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Malaysia 57%, United States 11%, Netherlands 6%, Jordan 6%, Venezuela 5% (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index b19c1930..665186aa 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -282,12 +282,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.1% (2018 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2018) <1,000" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "18.9% (2016)" }, @@ -739,11 +733,12 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$1.15 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$1.15 billion (2018 est.)" }, "Exports 2016": { "text": "$56.5 million (2016 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Poland 37%, Suriname 33%, United Arab Emirates 8% (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json index 02c05bfa..21516549 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json @@ -275,12 +275,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -619,7 +613,8 @@ }, "Exports 2016": { "text": "$3.9 million (2016 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index fc915d66..d4149eca 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -289,12 +289,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.1% (2019 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "2,700 (2019 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2019 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.1% (2016)" }, @@ -695,7 +689,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B- (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -820,7 +815,8 @@ }, "Exports 2016": { "text": "$516.9 million (2016 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "US 21%, Poland 14%, Jamaica 8%, Guyana 6%,Trinidad and Tobago 6% (2019)" @@ -1140,14 +1136,6 @@ "Disputes - international": { "text": "
Barbados-Venezuela (Maritime Boundary): Barbados joins other Caribbean states and the United Kingdom to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island, a large sandbar with some vegetation, sustains human habitation or economic life, the criteria under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Article 121, which would permit Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea. The dispute hampers hydrocarbon prospecting and creation of exploration blocks.
Barbados-Trinidad and Tobago (Maritime Boundary): Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago abide by the April 2006 Permanent Court of Arbitration decision delimiting a maritime boundary and limiting catches of flying fish in Trinidad and Tobago's exclusive economic zone.
a transit point for cocaine and marijuana destined for North America, Europe, and elsewhere in the Caribbean
" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 01388e3e..f804da0c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "355,608 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "355,608 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -264,12 +263,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "4,700 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018) <200" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "31.6% (2016)" }, @@ -636,7 +629,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB- (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -760,14 +754,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$1.69 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$1.69 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$5.14 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$5.14 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$4.75 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$4.75 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Poland 32%, United States 17%, Ecuador 9%, China 6%, Japan 5% (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index 21f6c86c..a930d7b1 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -304,12 +304,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,800 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <200" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "24.1% (2016)" }, @@ -715,7 +709,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "CCC+ (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -837,14 +832,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$710 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$710 million (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$1.1 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$1.1 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$1.07 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$1.07 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "United Kingdom 27%, United States 24%, Spain 6%, Jamaica 5%, Ireland 5% (2019)" @@ -1211,14 +1207,6 @@ "Disputes - international": { "text": "Belize-Guatemala: Demarcated but insecure boundary due to Guatemala’s claims to more than half of Belizean territory. Line of Adjacency operates in lieu of an international boundary to control influx of Guatemalan squatters onto Belizean territory. Smuggling, narcotics trafficking, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation and debt bondage are all problems. Belize lacks resources to detect and extradite impoverished Guatemalan peasants squatting in Belizean rain forests in the remote border areas. At present, Belize and Honduras 12-nm territorial sea claims close off Guatemalan access to Caribbean in the Bahia de Amatique. Maritime boundary remains unresolved pending further negotiation.
Belize-Honduras: Honduras claims the Belizean-administered Sapodilla Cays off the coast of Belize in its constitution, but agreed to a joint ecological park around the cays should Guatemala consent to a maritime corridor in the Caribbean under the OAS-sponsored 2002 Belize-Guatemala Differendum.
Belize-Mexico: Belize and Mexico are working to solve minor border demarcation discrepancies arising from inaccuracies in the 1898 border treaty. Transshipment of illegal narcotics, smuggling, human trafficking, illegal immigration, and the growing of marijuana in very low population areas are all issues in the region today.
" }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims and Belizeans abroad; Belizean and foreign women, men, and girls and LGBTI persons, mainly from Central America, are sex trafficked in bars, nightclubs, hotels, and brothels; men, women, and children from Central America, Mexico, and Asia may migrate voluntarily to Belize seeking work and then are subjected to forced labor in restaurants, shops, domestic work, and agriculture; foreign child sex tourists exploit children in tourist areas" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Belize does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; authorities initiated more trafficking investigations, convicted a trafficker, screened for potential trafficking victims during labor inspections, and continued to implement a 2018-2020 national anti-trafficking action plan; anti-trafficking training was provided to the anti-trafficking police unit, immigration officers, prosecutors, judges, prison officials, and social workers; however, the government did not initiate any new trafficking prosecutions and continued to apply victim identification procedures inconsistently; corruption and official complicity in trafficking remained concerns, but no investigations, prosecutions, or convictions of government employees were reported (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "a transit country for illegal drugs, mainly cocaine, originating from countries in South America; low domestic drug consumption problem outside of recreational cannabis
" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json index 5de22130..fb3533bc 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json @@ -143,12 +143,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index aacc8a49..cbc20a92 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -276,12 +276,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -548,7 +542,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Moody's rating": { "text": "Aa3 (1997)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -662,11 +657,12 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$4.13 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$4.13 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$3.96 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$3.96 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Netherlands 82%, Spain 11% (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index ae96fb85..e67c9f0b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -307,12 +307,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.4% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "16,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -757,7 +751,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -887,11 +882,12 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$21.2 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$21.2 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$20.53 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$20.53 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "United States 38%, Netherlands 6%, Belgium 5%, Guatemala 5%, Panama 5% (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index fc1d7992..39636a25 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -306,12 +306,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.4% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "33,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -741,7 +735,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Moody's rating": { "text": "Caa2 (2014)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -857,7 +852,8 @@ }, "Exports 2016": { "text": "$2.546 billion (2016 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "China 38%, Spain 11%, Netherlands 5%, Germany 5% (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index 0f8c67e3..5aabafb8 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -257,12 +257,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.6% (2018 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2018) <500" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "27.9% (2016)" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 6a4aaea3..28452134 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ "text": "2.21 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "69.5% (2014)" + "text": "62.8% (2019)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -317,12 +317,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.9% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "72,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,900 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -763,7 +757,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB- (2015)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1289,14 +1284,6 @@ "text": "133,770 (2016); note - a September 2013 Constitutional Court ruling revoked the citizenship of those born after 1929 to immigrants without proper documentation, even though the constitution at the time automatically granted citizenship to children born in the Dominican Republic and the 2010 constitution provides that constitutional provisions cannot be applied retroactively; the decision overwhelmingly affected people of Haitian descent whose relatives had come to the Dominican Republic since the 1890s as a cheap source of labor for sugar plantations; a May 2014 law passed by the Dominican Congress regularizes the status of those with birth certificates but will require those without them to prove they were born in the Dominican Republic and to apply for naturalization; the government has issued documents to thousands of individuals who may claim citizenship under this law, but no official estimate has been released" } }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in the Dominican Republic and Dominicans abroad; Dominican women and children are sex trafficked throughout the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States; victims from Haiti and elsewhere in the Caribbean, Asia, and Latin America are trafficked in the Dominican Republic; Dominican women are lured to the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America to work in nightclubs but are then sex trafficked; domestically, children are forced into domestic servitude, street vending, begging, agricultural work, construction, and moving illicit narcotics, while adults are forced to work in construction, agriculture, and the services sector" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — the Dominican Republic does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government has drafted a revised trafficking law that would be consistent with international law by removing the requirement for force, fraud, or coercion of sex trafficking of victims younger than 18; authorities increased investigations and prosecutions but convicted fewer traffickers and issued inadequate sentences; the country lacks a dedicated victim assistance budget and a full-time victim shelter; authorities did not effectively screen for trafficking indicators or refer all vulnerable individuals to care; the government has not allocated specific funds to implement its national anti-trafficking plan beyond the standard operating budget for the 14 institutions that are part of its Inter-Institutional Commission against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "a major transshipment point for cocaine transiting through the Caribbean" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index 1d01f2d5..f58007dc 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -310,12 +310,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.5% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "25,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1000" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -743,7 +737,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B- (2018)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 48b45d8e..a372a767 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -277,12 +277,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.5% (2018 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2018) <500" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.3% (2016)" }, @@ -639,7 +633,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "SD (2013)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 0e469f8f..1446339a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -315,12 +315,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "33,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1,000" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -756,7 +750,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB- (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index c808e509..f0fd2e3e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "11,334,637 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "11,334,637 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -312,12 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.9% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "150,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,200 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 6a34fdb5..11744689 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "9,459,440 (2022 est.)", - "note": "note: estimates for this country explicitly taken into account the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" + "text": "9,459,440 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ "text": "2.01 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "73.2% (2011/12)" + "text": "69.4% (2019)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -319,12 +318,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "22,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1000" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -747,7 +740,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB- (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1222,7 +1216,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Military Police of Public Order (PMOP); Security Secretariat: Public Security Forces (includes Honduran National Police paramilitary units) (2022)", - "note": "note: the PMOP was created in 2013 to support the Honduran National Police (HNP) against narcotics trafficking and organized crime; since its creation, the PMOP’s role in internal security has expanded; it was used against election protesters in 2017, for example, and it has been accused of human rights violations; as of 2022, the PMOP was composed of 8 battalions of military personnel (approximately 5,000 troops) who had undergone some police training; it reported to military authorities but conducted operations sanctioned by both civilian security officials and military leaders" + "note": "note: the PMOP was created in 2013 to support the Honduran National Police (HNP) against narcotics trafficking and organized crime; as of 2022, the PMOP had approximately 5,000 troops; it reported to military authorities but conducted operations sanctioned by both civilian security officials and military leaders" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index 022d9095..a9ae4f30 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -303,12 +303,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.4% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "32,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1,000" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "24.7% (2016)" }, @@ -708,7 +702,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B+ (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index b6589683..7202fb57 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -281,12 +281,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -515,7 +509,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB- (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json index 4ca7d609..ae88d5f3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json @@ -245,12 +245,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 07f93f42..65593742 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -315,12 +315,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "12,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -728,7 +722,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B- (2018)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index fbe77e08..552a1927 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -311,14 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "31,000 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -747,7 +739,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index 34f23177..60d48c01 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -238,12 +238,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index 4b5ada36..9665bc40 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -295,12 +295,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -607,7 +601,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "D (2015)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index 537cca27..6c82352f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -292,12 +292,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.5% (2018 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2018) <200" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.9% (2016)" }, @@ -953,7 +947,7 @@ "text": "good interisland and international connections; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) and LTE markets; regulatory development; telecom sector contributes greatly to the overall GDP; telecom sector is a growth area (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "interisland links via ECFS; fixed-line teledensity about 33 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 148 per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "interisland links via ECFS; fixed-line teledensity about 28 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 147 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 1-869; landing points for the ECFS, Southern Caribbean Fiber and the SSCS submarine cables providing connectivity for numerous Caribbean Islands (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index 116b3dbb..e6b72f0f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -295,12 +295,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.6% (2018 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2018) <1,000" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.7% (2016)" }, @@ -997,7 +991,7 @@ "text": "an adequate system that is automatically switched; good interisland and international connections; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) and LTE markets; regulatory development; telecom sector contributes to the overall GDP; telecom sector is a growth area (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 20 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 102 per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 20 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 111 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 1-758; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables providing connectivity to numerous Caribbean islands; direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index 7a625683..b2052c8c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -232,12 +232,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index 70796740..1bf973f1 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -300,14 +300,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.7% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "10,000 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <200", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "18.6% (2016)" }, @@ -671,7 +663,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB- (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index 732a5915..060d187a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -271,12 +271,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -782,7 +776,7 @@ "text": "fully digital system with international direct dialing; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE expansion points to investment and focus on data; regulatory development; telecommunication contributes to greatly to GDP (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "full range of services available; GSM wireless service available; fixed-line teledensity roughly 11 per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "full range of services available; GSM wireless service available; fixed-line teledensity roughly 10 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 1-649; landing point for the ARCOS fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable providing connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2020)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index 22e49543..d7f06562 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -249,12 +249,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -639,11 +633,12 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$1.77 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$1.77 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$1.93 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$1.93 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Switzerland 27%, United States 17%, Spain 14%, Ecuador 7%, India 7%, Antigua and Barbuda 5% (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index f4f76ac8..8aaec8cb 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -283,12 +283,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.5% (2018 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,200 (2018)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.7% (2016)" }, @@ -627,7 +621,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Moody's rating": { "text": "B3 (2014)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index d3444005..e041d1d8 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -272,12 +272,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -618,7 +612,8 @@ }, "Exports 2015": { "text": "$23 million (2015 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Malta 30%, Seychelles 29%, Switzerland 14% (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index 5a7c161b..e0a44ced 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -284,12 +284,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -794,7 +788,7 @@ "text": "modern system with total digital switching, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay; good interisland and international connections; broadband access; expansion of FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE launches; regulatory development and expansion in several markets point to investment and focus on data (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "full range of services available; fixed-line roughly 72 per 100 persons, no recent teledensity numbers available for mobile-cellular usage, although it was approximately 75 per 100 in 2010 (2018)" + "text": "fixed-line 75 per 100 persons, with mobile-cellular 77 per 100 (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 1-340; landing points for the BSCS, St Thomas-ST Croix System, Southern Caribbean Fiber, Americas II, GCN, MAC, PAN-AM and SAC submarine cable connections to US, the Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth stations - NA (2020)" diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 735defde..78f33f2f 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -312,12 +312,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "9,200 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "16.6% (2016)" }, @@ -740,7 +734,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "NR (2016)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1089,7 +1084,7 @@ "text": "the country’s telecom sector (specifically the mobile segment) has likewise been able to prosper; ongoing political tension, increasing repression of the media and information, and continuing problems with corporate governance may be putting a strain on further growth by reducing the country’s appeal to much-needed foreign investors; Kyrgyzstan has been reasonably successful in its attempts to liberalize its economy and open up its telecom market to competition; the mobile market has achieved high levels of penetration (140% in 2021) along with a fairly competitive operating environment with four major players; mobile broadband has come along strongly, reaching over 125% penetration in 2019 before falling back slightly during the Covid-19 crisis; slow-to-moderate growth is expected for both segments in coming years, supported by the anticipated rollout of 5G services starting from late 2022 (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line penetration at nearly 5 per 100 persons remains low and concentrated in urban areas; mobile-cellular subscribership up to over 134 per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line penetration at nearly 5 per 100 persons remains low and concentrated in urban areas; mobile-cellular subscribership up to over 130 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 996; connections with other CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States, 9 members post-Soviet Republics in EU) countries by landline or microwave radio relay and with other countries by leased connections with Moscow international gateway switch and by satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intersputnik, 1 Intelsat) (2019)" @@ -1238,14 +1233,6 @@ "text": "16 (mid-year 2021)" } }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Kyrgyzstan and Kyrgyzstanis abroad; Kyrgyz men, women, and children are exploited in forced labor in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and other European countries specifically in agriculture, construction, textiles, domestic service, and childcare; sex traffickers exploit Kyrgyz women and girls domestically and in India, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates; problems with police misconduct and corruption include allegations that police threaten and extort sex trafficking victims and accept bribes from alleged traffickers to drop cases; street children who beg or do domestic work are vulnerable to traffickers" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Kyrgyzstan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government adopted a National Referral Mechanism (NRM) that established formal policies on victim identification and the provision of social services; the government established an interagency focus group to accelerate implementation of the NRM and improve law enforcement investigations; authorities increased investigations but did not prosecute or convict any traffickers; the government conducted limited training on the NRM; some officials reportedly dropped charges or tipped off suspects and allowed victims to be pressured or paid to drop charges against alleged traffickers; the government’s written plan, if implemented, would meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, Kyrgyzstan was granted a waiver per the Trafficking Victims Protection Act from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "a prime transshipment location; illegal drugs move from Afghanistan to Russia, and sometimes into Europe
" } diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index ca680aad..d75bbaa8 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -316,12 +316,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.3% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "35,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21% (2016)" }, @@ -543,7 +537,7 @@ "note": "note: on 17 September 2022, Kazakhstan changed the name of its capital city from Nur-Sultan back to Astana; this was not the first time the city had its name changed; founded in 1830 as Akmoly, it became Akmolinsk in 1832, Tselinograd in 1961, Akmola (Aqmola) in 1992, Astana in 1998, and Nur-Sultan in 2019; the latest name change occurred just three and a half years after the city was renamed to honor a long-serving (28-year) former president, who subsequently fell out of favor" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "17 provinces (oblyslar, singular - oblys) and 4 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Abay (Semey), Almaty (Qonaev), Almaty*, Aqmola (Kokshetau), Aqtobe, Astana*, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr*, Mangghystau (Aqtau), Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Shymkent*, Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl), Turkistan, Ulytau (Zhezqazghan), Zhambyl (Taraz), Zhetisu (Taldyqorghan)", + "text": "17 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 4 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Abay (Semey), Almaty (Qonaev), Almaty*, Aqmola (Kokshetau), Aqtobe, Astana*, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr*, Mangghystau (Aqtau), Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Shymkent*, Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl), Turkistan, Ulytau (Zhezqazghan), Zhambyl (Taraz), Zhetisu (Taldyqorghan)", "note": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baikonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baikonur, formerly Leninsk); in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050" }, "Independence": { @@ -585,7 +579,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV (since 20 March 2019); note - Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, who was president since 24 April 1990 (and in power since 22 June 1989 under the Soviet Union), resigned on 20 March 2019; NAZARBAYEV retained the title and powers of \"First President\"; TOKAYEV completed NAZARBAYEV's term, which was shortened due to the early election of 9 June 2019, and then continued as president following his election victory" + "text": "President Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV (since 20 March 2019)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Alikhan SMAILOV (since 11 January 2022); note - Prime Minister Askar MAMIN resigned on 5 January 2022 in the wake of massive protests of his government that began 2 January 2022 following a sudden, steep rise in gasoline prices" @@ -594,10 +588,10 @@ "text": "the president appoints ministers after consultations with the Chair of the Security Council; the president has veto power over all appointments except for the ministers of defense, internal affairs, and foreign affairs; however, the president is required to discuss these three offices with the National Security Committee" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 9 June 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Mazhilis" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (prior to September 2022, the president of Kazakhstan could serve up to two terms of five years each; the legislation was changed in September 2022, reducing the maximum number of terms to one term of seven years); election last held on 20 November 2022 (next to be held in 2029); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Mazhilis" }, "election results": { - "text": "2019: Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV elected president; percent of vote - Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV (Nur Otan) 71%, Amirzhan KOSANOV (Ult Tagdyry) 16.2%, Daniya YESPAYEVA (Ak Zhol) 5.1%, other 7.7%
" + "text": "2022: Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV elected president; percent of vote - Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV (Nur Otan) 81.3%, Jiguli DAIRABAEV 3.4%, Qaraqat ABDEN 2.6%, Meiram QAJYKEN 2.5%, Nurian AUESBAEV 2.2%, Saltanat TURSYNBEKOVA 2.1%, other 5.8%
" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -757,7 +751,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB- (2016)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1287,14 +1282,6 @@ "text": "7,915 (mid-year 2021)" } }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Kazakhstan and Kazakhstanis abroad; traffickers lure victims from rural areas to larger cities with fake offers of employment; traffickers coerce or force Kazakhstani men and women into labor in Russia, Bahrain, Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates; sex traffickers exploit Kazakhstani women and girls in the Middle East, Europe, East Asia, the United States, Central Asian and Eastern European countries and rural areas in Kazakhstan; children are forced to beg and adults and children may be coerced into criminal behavior; traffickers are increasingly using debt-based coercion; traffickers capitalize on tough law enforcement policies on migrants to coerce them to remain and leverage these policies to threaten victims with punishment and deportation if they notify authorities, which fosters a distrust in law enforcement" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Kazakhstan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government adopted amendments increasing criminal penalties for traffickers, including rescinding the provision allowing alleged traffickers to pay a settlement to victims to withdraw their criminal cases; authorities developed victim identification guidelines for diplomatic staff and provided victim identification training to some labor inspectors; the government took initial steps toward improving its annual NGO funding process; the government’s efforts to identify and protect foreign victims increased; foreign victims who did not participate in criminal investigations were ineligible for services and were deported; law enforcement continued to make limited efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict labor trafficking crimes; trafficking convictions decreased for the fourth consecutive year; NGOs reported allegations of police officers’ involvement in human trafficking, but few police or other officials suspected of complicity were investigated or prosecuted (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "
synthetic drugs dominate the local illicit drug market, smuggled from Southeast Asia, China, Russia and Europe; however the number of domestic clandestine laboratories producing synthetic drugs continues to increase; remains a transit country for Afghan heroin destined for Russia and Europe.
" } diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 6ce11318..9f4c6aaf 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -329,12 +329,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1 million (2017 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -803,7 +797,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB- (2018)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index f47023d5..60bcea0d 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -308,12 +308,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "14,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -732,7 +726,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B- (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1071,7 +1066,7 @@ "text": "the nation of Tajikistan has had to struggle through a further two years of economic hardship following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic; the strain on financial resources inevitably means a continuation of the absence of any meaningful investment or development programs for telecommunications infrastructure; the fixed line telephony and fixed broadband markets continue to languish far behind the mobile sector in terms of teledensity and penetration; with only around 6,000 fixed broadband customers (0.07% penetration), there would appear to be massive growth potential but the limited fixed line infrastructure in the country suggests there’s little likelihood of that occurring any time soon; the size of Tajikistan’s mobile market dwarfs the fixed line segment, with an estimated penetration rate of nearly 120%; with a number of private sector companies active in the mobile market, there been more commitment to investment in network upgrades and expansion; three MNOs have all launched commercial 5G services, initially in areas of the capital city Dushanbe; the move towards higher speed mobile services should further underpin the growth in the nascent mobile broadband market, which is still estimated to be at a relatively low penetration level of 42% (at least relative to most other Asian nations) but is predicted to be a strong compound annual growth rate of more than 8% for at least the next five years (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998, while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns; fixed-line over 5 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 111 per 100 (2019)" + "text": "fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998, while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns; fixed-line over 5 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 121 per 100 (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); 3 satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat and 1 Orbita" diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index 89e9919a..2f09d69f 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -313,12 +313,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "18.6% (2016)" }, @@ -1048,7 +1042,7 @@ "text": "the nation of Turkmenistan, which rivals only North Korea for its isolationism, continues to keep its telecom sector along with the broader populace under tight control; the country inched up just one point off the bottom of the world rankings for press and internet freedom in the most recent report from Reporters Without Borders; most social networks in the country are blocked, although locals do have access to the government-developed platform released in 2019; all internet users, however, need to identify themselves before logging on, and strict censorship over what can be viewed is in force; the end result is that Turkmenistan has one of the lowest penetration rates for internet access in the world (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line nearly 12 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 163 per 100 persons; first telecommunication satellite was launched in 2015 (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line nearly 12 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 155 per 100 persons; first telecommunication satellite was launched in 2015 (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 993; linked by fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; an exchange in Ashgabat switches international traffic through Turkey via Intelsat; satellite earth stations - 1 Orbita and 1 Intelsat (2018)" diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index d2732772..c3d12c8a 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -307,12 +307,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "58,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1,000" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "16.6% (2016)" }, @@ -720,7 +714,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB- (2018)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1224,14 +1219,6 @@ "text": "59,136 (mid-year 2021)" } }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "Uzbekistan is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and women and children subjected to sex trafficking; adults are victims of government-organized forced labor during Uzbekistan’s annual cotton harvest; local officials in some instances force teachers, students (including children), private businesses employees, and others to work in construction and other forms of non-cotton agriculture and to clean parks, streets, and buildings; traffickers exploit Uzbek women and children in sex trafficking in the Middle East, Eurasia, and Asia, and internally in brothels, clubs, and private residences; traffickers subject Uzbek men, and to a lesser extent women, to forced labor in Kazakhstan, Russia, Moldova, Turkey, and in other Asian, Middle Eastern, and European countries in the construction, oil and gas, agricultural, retail, and food sectors" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Uzbekistan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; government efforts included addressing the use of forced adult labor during the cotton harvest by increasing pay to laborers and improving working conditions for voluntary workers and ceasing the forced use of students, teachers, and health care workers; third-party monitors were allowed access to the harvest to view changes; the government created a National Commission on Trafficking chaired by the regional governor in every area of the country; however, reports continued of corrupt officials requiring public sector employees to pick cotton or pay for a replacement worker with extorted penalties paid to them; fewer cases of traffickers were investigated and prosecuted, fewer victims of trafficking were identified, and fewer convictions carried a prison sentence; authorities conducted no investigations against corrupt officials extorting money during the cotton harvest (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "transit country for Afghan opium and heroin destined for Russia and the European Union; also transit country for hashish, cannabis products, New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), and synthetic drugs; cannabis and poppy are cultivated in small amounts for personal use and local sale
" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index 0a7a3c7b..249c8e9e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -322,12 +322,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.6% (2019 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "240,000 (2019 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "7,700 (2019 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -906,12 +900,12 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$17.52 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$17.52 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$15.73 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$15.73 billion (2018 est.)" }, - "note": "note: official export figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of timber, gems, narcotics, rice, and other products smuggled to Thailand, China, and Bangladesh" + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "China 24%, Thailand 24%, Japan 7%, Germany 5% (2019)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 8f22e94b..6db0b155 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -299,12 +299,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "14.1% (2016)" }, @@ -803,11 +797,12 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$7.83 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$7.83 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$7.04 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$7.04 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Japan 34%, Australia 12%, Singapore 10%, India 8%, Malaysia 8%, Thailand 7%, China 6%, South Korea 5% (2019)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index fc933efc..23b1ea97 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -324,12 +324,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.5% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "75,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,200 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2020)" @@ -760,7 +754,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "N/A (2014)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -890,14 +885,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$19.4 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$19.4 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$21.07 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$21.07 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$18.41 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$18.41 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "United States 21%, Singapore 8%, Thailand 8%, Germany 7%, Japan 6%, China 5%, Canada 5%, United Kingdom 5% (2019)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index d915e9d1..2a89c720 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ "text": "frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence
volcanism: China contains some historically active volcanoes including Changbaishan (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu, or P'aektu-san), Hainan Dao, and Kunlun although most have been relatively inactive in recent centuries
" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "note 1: world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak above sea levelSarawak Parties Alliance (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) or GPS [ABANG JOHARI Openg]
includes: Progressive Democratic Party or PDP [TIONG King Sing]
Sarawak People's Party (Parti Rakyat Sarawak) or PRS [James MASING]
Sarawak United People's Party (Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sarawak) or SUPP [Dr. SIM Kui Hian]
United Traditional Bumiputera Party (Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersata) or PBB [Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg or \"Abang Jo\"]
Other:
Fighters of the Nation Party (Parti Pejuang Tanah Air) or PEJUANG [Mukhris MAHATIR]
Malaysian Nation Party or PBM [Larry Sng Wei SHIEN] (formerly Sarawak Workers Party)
Malaysian United Democratic Alliance or MUDA [Syed SADDIQ bin Syed Abdul Rahman]
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia) or PPBM [Tan Sri MUHYIDDIN Yassin]
Sabah Heritage Party (Parti Warisan Sabah) or WARISAN [SHAFIE Apdal]
United Sarawak Party (Parti Sarawak Bersatu) or PSB [WONG Soon Koh]
Sarawak Parties Alliance (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) or GPS [ABANG JOHARI Openg]
Progressive Democratic Party or PDP [TIONG King Sing]
Sarawak People's Party (Parti Rakyat Sarawak) or PRS [James MASING]
Sarawak United People's Party (Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sarawak) or SUPP [Dr. SIM Kui Hian]
United Traditional Bumiputera Party (Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersata) or PBB [Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg or \"Abang Jo\"]
Gabungan Rakya Sabah or GRS:
Homeland Solidarity Party or STAR [Jeffrey KITINGAN]
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia) or PPBM [Tan Sri MUHYIDDIN Yassin]
Sabah Progressive Party or SAPP [Yong Teck LEE]
United Sabah Party (Parti Bersatu Sabah) or PBS [Maximus ONGKILI]
Others receiving votes in 2022 general election:
Gerakan Tanah Air or GTA Party [Hajiji NOOR] (a coalition of parties in Sabah)
Malaysian Nation Party (Parti Bangsa Malaysia) or PBM [Larry Sng Wei SHIEN] (formerly Sarawak Workers Party)
Malaysian United Democratic Alliance or MUDA [Syed SADDIQ bin Syed Abdul Rahman]
Perikatan Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak or PERKASA (coalition of Sarawak parties)
Sabah Heritage Party (Parti Warisan Sabah) or WARISAN [SHAFIE Apdal]
Social Democratic Harmony Party or KDM [Peter ANTHONY]
Socialist Party of Malaysia or PSM [Michael Jeyakumar DEVARA]
Timor-Leste-Australia: Timor-Leste and Australia reached agreement on a treaty delimiting a permanent maritime boundary in March 2018; both countries ratified the treaty in August 2019
Timor-Leste-Indonesia: three stretches of land borders with Indonesia have yet to be delimited, two of which are in the Oecussi exclave area, and no maritime or Economic Exclusion Zone boundaries have been established between the countries; maritime boundaries with Indonesia remain unresolved; between 2005 and 2015, 500 border landmarks were placed and another 200 were proposed
" }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Timor-Leste, and traffickers exploit victims from Timor-Leste abroad; traffickers exploit Timorese women, girls, and occasionally young men and boys from rural areas in sex trafficking or domestic servitude; Timorese men are exploited in forced labor in agriculture, construction, and mining; families place children in bonded domestic and agricultural labor to pay debts; traffickers deceive young men and women with promises of a scholarship or employment opportunities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and other countries in the region only taking them to a different county, taking their passports, and forcing them into labor, including domestic servitude; sex traffickers in Timor-Leste prey on foreign women from East and Southeast Asia; traffickers also recruit Timorese women to send them to China, Indonesia, or Malaysia for commercial sex" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Timor-Leste does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; efforts include re-establishing funding to NGOs for victim services and integrating an anti-trafficking curriculum for officials; however, authorities decreased investigations and convictions; victim protection services were inadequate, and no government-wide standard operating procedures for victim identification were implemented; understanding of trafficking remains low among officials (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "NA" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 8aed7a27..ee661220 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ "text": "1.08 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "75.2% (2016)", + "note": "note: percent of women aged 20-52" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -288,12 +289,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -469,7 +464,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [TSAI Ing-wen]active transshipment point for Albanian narco-trafficking organizations moving illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin from Turkey and countries in South America and Asia throughout Europe; significant source country for cannabis production
" diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index 7cc1fa74..2680cdb2 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -291,12 +291,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "25.6% (2016)" }, @@ -643,7 +637,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -726,7 +721,8 @@ }, "Exports 2014": { "text": "$79.57 million (2014 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Spain 40%, France 19%, United States 11%, Mauritania 5% (2019)" diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 53e89e28..9f369bff 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -312,12 +312,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "7,400 (2017 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2017 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.1% (2016)" }, @@ -742,7 +736,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AA+ (2012)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -872,14 +867,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$226.79 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$226.79 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$247.17 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$247.17 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$253.3 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$253.3 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Germany 28%, United States 7%, Italy 6%, Switzerland 5% (2019)" @@ -1271,7 +1267,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "57,887 (Syria), 41,037 (Afghanistan), 9,661 (Iraq), 8,212 (Somalia), 7,046 (Iran), 7,003 (Russia) (mid-year 2021); 85,868 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "57,887 (Syria), 41,037 (Afghanistan), 9,661 (Iraq), 8,212 (Somalia), 7,046 (Iran), 7,003 (Russia) (mid-year 2021); 86,903 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,229 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/ax.json b/europe/ax.json index 29dd0c03..cea267d4 100644 --- a/europe/ax.json +++ b/europe/ax.json @@ -119,12 +119,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index 20fa3681..a533f3a0 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -312,12 +312,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.1% (2016)" }, @@ -730,7 +724,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AA (2011)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -860,14 +855,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$414.79 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$414.79 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$436.3 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$436.3 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$451.25 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$451.25 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Germany 17%, France 14%, Netherlands 13%, United Kingdom 8%, United States 6%, Italy 5% (2019)" @@ -1261,7 +1257,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "18,493 (Syria), 5,094 (Iraq) (2020); 58,537 (Ukraine) (as of 24 October 2022)" + "text": "18,493 (Syria), 5,094 (Iraq) (2020); 60,241 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,159 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index 784c24a9..71c61fa5 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -302,12 +302,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2018) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2018) <500" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "17.9% (2016)" }, @@ -559,7 +553,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Chairman of the Presidency Sefik DZAFEROVIC (chairman since 20 March 2022; presidency member since 20 November 2018 - Bosniak seat); Zeljko KOMSIC (presidency member since 20 November 2018 - Croat seat); Milorad DODIK (presidency member since 20 November 2018 - Serb seat)" + "text": "Chairman of the Presidency Zeljka CVIJANOVIC (chairman since 16 November 2022; presidency member since 16 November 2022 - Serb seat); Zeljko KOMSIC (presidency member since 20 November 2018 - Croat seat); Denis BECIROVIC (presidency member since 16 November 2022 - Bosniak seat)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Chairman of the Council of Ministers Zoran TEGELTIJA (since 5 December 2019)" @@ -727,7 +721,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B (2011)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -858,14 +853,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$6.81 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$6.81 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$8.17 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$8.17 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$8.57 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$8.57 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Germany 14%, Italy 12%, Croatia 11%, Serbia 11%, Austria 9%, Slovenia 8% (2019)" @@ -1248,15 +1244,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "149 (mid-year 2021)" }, - "note": "note: 108,229 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)" - }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bosnians and Herzegovinians abroad; Bosnian and foreign women and girls are sex trafficked within the country; Bosnians are also exploited through forced labor in construction and other industries in neighboring Balkan countries and throughout Europe; thousands of migrants and refugees smuggled through Bosnia and Herzegovina are vulnerable to trafficking, especially women and unaccompanied minors; Romani children are victims of forced begging, sex trafficking, and domestic servitude" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Bosnia and Herzegovina does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; because the government devoted sufficient resources to a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute significant efforts to meet minimum standards, Bosnia and Herzegovina was granted a waiver from being downgraded to Tier 3; the government adopted a national strategy in January 2020; the State Prosecutor’s Office appointed a prosecutor to the anti-trafficking strike force, the only mechanism to coordinate law enforcement efforts across entities on trafficking cases; the government identified more trafficking victims and revised the structure and guidelines of regional coordinating teams to increase effectiveness; however, the lack of an approved state budget delayed funding for anti-trafficking efforts; law enforcement continued to regularly investigate trafficking under lesser offenses, while judges continued to issue sentences below the minimum penalty; the government continued to penalize victims and did not disburse annual funds to NGOs for victim protection (2020)" - } + "note": "note: 108,942 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets
" diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index 95b499f2..5f837219 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ "text": "1.51 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "71.2% (2017)", - "note": "note: percent of women aged 18-49" + "text": "52.6% (2019)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -305,14 +304,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.5% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "28,000 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <200", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "24.5% (2016)" }, @@ -742,7 +733,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -872,14 +864,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$37.04 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$37.04 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$41.97 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$41.97 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$42.27 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$42.27 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Russia 42%, Ukraine 13%, United Kingdom 7% (2019)" @@ -1253,7 +1246,7 @@ "note": "note: conscripts can be assigned to the military, to the Ministry of Interior as internal or border troops, or to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (alternative service); as of 2020, conscripts comprised an estimated 40% of the military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Belarus has close security ties with Russia, including an integrated air and missile defense system, joint training exercises, and the establishment of three joint training centers since 2020 (1 in Belarus, 2 in Russia); Russia has been the principal supplier of arms to Belarus, and Belarusian troops reportedly train on Russian equipment; Russia leases from Belarus a strategic ballistic missile defense site operated by Russian Aerospace Forces and a global communications facility for the Russian Navy; in 2020, the countries signed an agreement allowing for close security cooperation between the Belarusian Ministry of Interior and the Russian National Guard, including protecting public order and key government facilities, and combating extremism and terrorism; in 2022, Belarus allowed Russian military forces to stage on its territory during its invasion of Ukrainevulnerable to money laundering from illegal drugs
" diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index e0226ace..56c2a7d4 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -311,14 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "6,700 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.7% (2016)" }, @@ -727,7 +719,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AAA (2001)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1259,7 +1252,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "19,833 (Syria), 5,634 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 36,983 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "19,833 (Syria), 5,634 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 36,983 (Ukraine) (as of 15 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "11,608 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/dx.json b/europe/dx.json index b687cda4..63827f18 100644 --- a/europe/dx.json +++ b/europe/dx.json @@ -119,12 +119,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index 4f7dfe59..25ba249b 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -228,12 +228,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "note - see individual entries of member states" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "note - see individual entries of member states" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "note: see individual entries of member states" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring regionally; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the European Union’s Schengen Area (comprised of the following 26 European states: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland) to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" }, @@ -496,7 +490,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AA (2016)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -847,7 +842,7 @@ "note": "note: in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU announced that it would develop a rapid deployment force consisting of up to 5,000 troops by 2025" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the EU partners with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); NATO is an alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe; its role is to safeguard the security of its member countries by political and military means; NATO conducts crisis management and peacekeeping missions; member countries that participate in the military aspect of the Alliance contribute forces and equipment, which remain under national command and control until a time when they are required by NATO for a specific purpose (i.e., conflict or crisis, peacekeeping); NATO, however, does possess some common capabilities owned and operated by the Alliance, such as some early warning radar aircraft; relations between NATO and the EU were institutionalized in the early 2000s, building on steps taken during the 1990s to promote greater European responsibility in defense matters; cooperation and coordination covers a broad array of issues, including crisis management, defense and political consultations, civil preparedness, capacity building, military capabilities, maritime security, planning, cyber defense, countering hybrid threats, information sharing, logistics, defense industry, counterterrorism, etc.; since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU and NATO, EU Member States and NATO allies have intensified their work and cooperation; NATO and the EU have 21 member countries in common
in 2010, France and the UK signed a declaration on defense and security cooperation that included greater military interoperability and a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF), a deployable, combined Anglo-French military force for use in a wide range of crisis scenarios, up to and including high intensity combat operations; the CJEF has no standing forces, but would be available at short notice for French-UK bilateral, NATO, EU, UN, or other operations; combined training exercises began in 2011; as of 2020, the CJEF was assessed as having full operating capacity with the ability to rapidly deploy over 10,000 personnel capable of high intensity operations, peacekeeping, disaster relief, and humanitarian assistance
the French Foreign Legion, established in 1831, is a military force that is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French Armed Forces for service in France and abroad; the Foreign Legion is an integrated part of the French Army and is comprised of approximately 8,000 personnel in eight regiments, a regiment-sized demi-brigade, a battalion-sized overseas detachment, a battalion-sized recruiting group, and a command staff; the combat units are a mix of armored cavalry and airborne, light, mechanized, and motorized infantry
(2022)" + "text": "France was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty), which created NATO in 1949; in 1966, President Charles DE GAULLE decided to withdraw France from NATO’s integrated military structure, reflecting his desire for greater military independence, particularly vis-à-vis the US, and the refusal to integrate France’s nuclear deterrent or accept any form of control over its armed forces; it did, however, sign agreements with NATO setting out procedures in the event of Soviet aggression; beginning with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, France distanced itself from the 1966 decision and has regularly contributed troops to NATO’s military operations, being one of the largest troop-contributing states; in 2009 it officially announced its decision to fully participate in NATO structuresdrug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets
" diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index c660ca01..26ce782d 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -307,12 +307,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2018 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,700 (2018 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018 est.) <100" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2016)" @@ -756,7 +750,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1290,7 +1285,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "31,290 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "32,271 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "130 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 1a16772c..8260b206 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -299,14 +299,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2020)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2020) <500", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020) <100", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.9% (2016)" }, @@ -714,7 +706,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "A (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index bc8f25a5..f57da3d3 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -284,12 +284,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -560,7 +554,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "N/A (2014)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index fe3bf0b2..e4ce93d9 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -308,13 +308,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "140,000 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1000" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: a new coronavirus is causing respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Italy; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2022, Italy has reported a total of 17,505,973 cases of COVID-19 or 29,352 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 166,949 cumulative deaths or a rate of 279.9 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 June 2022, 84.1% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Italy to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" }, @@ -745,7 +738,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1286,12 +1280,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "19,441 (Nigeria), 15,337 (Pakistan), 12,962 (Afghanistan), 10,609 (Mali), 7,901 (Somalia), 5,845 (Gambia), 5,079 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 171,546 (Ukraine) (as of 31 October 2022)" + "text": "19,441 (Nigeria), 15,337 (Pakistan), 12,962 (Afghanistan), 10,609 (Mali), 7,901 (Somalia), 5,845 (Gambia), 5,079 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 173,231 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,000 (mid-year 2021)" }, - "note": "note: 682,830 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)" + "note": "note: 685,463 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "important gateway for drug trafficking; organized crime groups allied with Colombian and Spanish groups trafficking cocaine to Europe" diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index e0fabab7..6b727a79 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -275,12 +275,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/jn.json b/europe/jn.json index 63b7d485..d25c8088 100644 --- a/europe/jn.json +++ b/europe/jn.json @@ -157,12 +157,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index de4f9150..b74718bf 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -283,12 +283,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 6576f6a7..bc6bb605 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -307,12 +307,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "5,600 (2019 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2019 est.) <100" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -742,7 +736,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "A+ (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1262,7 +1257,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "35,621 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "35,283 (Ukraine) (as of 15 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "209,168 (mid-year 2021); note - individuals who were Latvian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants were recognized as Latvian citizens when the country's independence was restored in 1991; citizens of the former Soviet Union residing in Latvia who have neither Latvian nor other citizenship are considered non-citizens (officially there is no statelessness in Latvia) and are entitled to non-citizen passports; children born after Latvian independence to stateless parents are entitled to Latvian citizenship upon their parents' request; non-citizens cannot vote or hold certain government jobs and are exempt from military service but can travel visa-free in the EU under the Schengen accord like Latvian citizens; non-citizens can obtain naturalization if they have been permanent residents of Latvia for at least five years, pass tests in Latvian language and history, and know the words of the Latvian national anthem" diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 707deddc..721f12de 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -305,12 +305,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,400 (2019 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2019 est.) <100" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -748,7 +742,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "A+ (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1275,7 +1270,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "69,522 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "70,667 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "2,721 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index 87c720ac..982a2ec7 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -305,12 +305,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2018 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,200 (2018 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.5% (2016)" }, @@ -623,7 +617,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Nicholas NAMBA (since May 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador Gautam A. RANA (since 28 September 2022)" }, "embassy": { "text": "P.O. Box 309, 814 99 Bratislava" @@ -728,7 +722,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "A+ (2015)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1235,7 +1230,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "100,041 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "101,434 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,532 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index fb27d14b..d189ebe9 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -294,12 +294,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -617,7 +611,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AAA (1996)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index b9d20df6..6cc77acc 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -297,12 +297,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.3% (2018 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,200 (2018 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.6% (2016)" }, @@ -713,7 +707,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AAA (1994)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index 9dd87dce..71ab1326 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Orthodox 90.1%, other Christian 2.6%, other 0.1%, agnostic <.1%, atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "Orthodox 90.1%, other Christian 2.6%, other 0.1%, agnostic <0.1%, atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -304,12 +304,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.8% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "14,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "18.9% (2016)" }, @@ -725,7 +719,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Moody's rating": { "text": "B3 (2010)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1232,7 +1227,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "95,928 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "96,646 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,372 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 488943b9..f8b928d7 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -311,14 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -770,7 +762,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B+ (2014)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1274,7 +1267,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "458 (mid-year 2021)" }, - "note": "note: 27,811 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)" + "note": "note: 28,034 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "
drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets
" diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index fdfc938a..01783a09 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -302,12 +302,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2018 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2018 est.) <500" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "300 (2018 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.4% (2016)" }, @@ -721,7 +715,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB- (2013)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1071,7 +1066,7 @@ "text": "as part of the EU pre-accession process, North Macedonia has built closer economic ties with the Union which accounts for 77.5% of Macedonia’s exports and just over half of its imports; closer regulatory and administrative ties with European Commission (EC) institutions have done much to develop the telecom sector and prepare the market for the competitive environment encouraged in the EU; as part of EU integration legislation North Macedonia has implemented the principles of the EU’s regulatory framework for communications, established an independent regulator and set out several provisions to provide for a competitive telecom market, including wholesale access to the incumbent’s fixed-line network; broadband services are widely available, with effective competition between DSL and cable platforms complemented by wireless broadband and a developing fiber sector; the number of DSL subscribers has continued to fall in recent years as customers are migrated to fiber networks; the MNOs are increasingly focused on expanding their 5G networks, seeking stronger coverage across North Macedonia’s high value urban areas; mobile data services are also becoming increasingly important following investments in LTE network rollouts and in upgrades to LTE-A technology (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line roughly 19 per 100 and mobile-cellular 92 per 100 subscriptions (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line roughly 20 per 100 and mobile-cellular 89 per 100 subscriptions (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 389" @@ -1203,12 +1198,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "6,265 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "6,386 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "553 (mid-year 2021)" }, - "note": "note: 545,889 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-September 2022)" + "note": "note: 549,217 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2022)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and hashish; minor transit point for South American cocaine destined for Europe; although not a financial center and most criminal activity is thought to be domestic, money laundering is a problem due to a mostly cash-based economy and weak enforcement" diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index de49e55d..1108e696 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -296,12 +296,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index d0250bff..694f6ca3 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -299,12 +299,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2016 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2016 est.) <500" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2016 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28.9% (2016)" }, @@ -712,7 +706,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "A- (2016)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1206,7 +1201,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "11 (mid-year 2021)" }, - "note": "note: 8,402 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (January 2015-September 2022)" + "note": "note: 8,440 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (January 2015-October 2022)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "minor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Western Europe" diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 81d8a58c..1a5a2766 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -314,14 +314,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "24,000 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.4% (2016)" }, @@ -745,7 +737,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AAA (2015)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index ebda6206..e65dfc4a 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -312,13 +312,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2018 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "5,800 (2018 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.1% (2016)" }, @@ -730,7 +723,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AAA (1975)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1244,7 +1238,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "15,542 (Syria), 11,965 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 31,798 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "15,542 (Syria), 11,965 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 32,102 (Ukraine) (as of 15 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "4,154 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index fc5115de..a81fc175 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -315,12 +315,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2016)" @@ -769,7 +763,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "A- (2018)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1288,8 +1283,8 @@ "note": "note: in June 2019, the Polish Government approved a plan to increase the size of the military over a period of 10 years to over 200,000 troops, including doubling the size of the Territorial Defense Forces; in 2021, it announced additional plans to increase the size of the military to over 300,000 personnel" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems; since 2010, the leading suppliers of armaments have included Finland, Germany, Italy, and the US (2021)", - "note": "note: in late 2018, Poland announced a 7-year (through 2026) approximately $50 billion defense modernization plan that would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines, frigates, and improved cyber security" + "text": "the inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems; since 2010, the leading suppliers of armaments have included Finland, Germany, Italy, and the US (2022)", + "note": "note: in late 2018, Poland announced a 7-year (through 2026) approximately $50 billion defense modernization plan that would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines, frigates, and improved cyber security; in 2022, it signed large military weapons contracts with South Korea and the US" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; professional soldiers serve on a permanent basis (for an unspecified period of time) or on a contract basis (for a specified period of time); initial contract period is 24 months; women serve in the military on the same terms as men (2022)", @@ -1315,7 +1310,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019); 1,489,155 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019); 1,507,893 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,389 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 5ae6a674..a3e37bc5 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -306,12 +306,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.5% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "42,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.8% (2016)" }, @@ -735,7 +729,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 05351807..8d9f3241 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -310,14 +310,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,300 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -768,7 +760,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB+ (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1275,7 +1268,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "17,336 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021); 22,019 (Ukraine) (includes Ukrainian refugees in Kosovo; as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "17,336 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021); 22,716 (Ukraine) (includes Ukrainian refugees in Kosovo; as of 22 November 2022)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "196,995 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2021)" @@ -1283,7 +1276,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "2,113 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (mid-year 2021)" }, - "note": "note: 915,658 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,313 migrants and asylum seekers as of June 2022" + "note": "note: 918,319 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,313 migrants and asylum seekers as of June 2022" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets
" diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index 90a0a152..b834d5d6 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -316,14 +316,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "19,000 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.5% (2016)" }, @@ -747,7 +739,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB- (2014)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1278,21 +1271,13 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "88,831 (Ukraine) (as of 6 November 2022)" + "text": "92,076 (Ukraine) (as of 20 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "314 (mid-year 2021)" }, "note": "note: 11,847 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)" }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Romania and Romanians abroad; Romania remains a primary source country for sex and labor trafficking victims in Europe; Romanian men, women, and children are subjected to forced labor in agriculture, construction, hotels, manufacturing, domestic service, commercial sex, and forced begging and theft; Romania is a destination country for a limited number of foreign trafficking victims, including migrants from Africa, Europe, and South and Southeast Asia, exploited in the construction, hotel, and food-processing industries" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Romania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government identified more trafficking victims during the reporting period, participated in more international investigations, and conducted awareness campaigns; however, authorities investigated, prosecuted, and convicted fewer traffickers; officials complicit in trafficking crimes, especially with minors in government-run homes or placement centers, were not prosecuted; government funding of services for child trafficking victims remained inadequate (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "a source country for cannabis
" } diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index 22927629..77eb0b62 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -300,13 +300,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1,000", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.2% (2016)" }, @@ -726,7 +719,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AA- (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1238,12 +1232,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "8,439 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "8,490 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "10 (2020)" }, - "note": "note: 551,887 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-September 2022)" + "note": "note: 557,468 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2022)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals" diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index aec1fb3f..3f468a01 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -286,12 +286,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -622,7 +616,8 @@ "Credit ratings": { "Fitch rating": { "text": "BB+ (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -830,7 +825,7 @@ "text": "automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line a little over 47 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 114 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line a little over 47 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 115 telephones per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 378; connected to Italian international network" diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index e453a6b8..e79e3218 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -314,14 +314,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.4% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "150,000 (2020 est.)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020) <1,000", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" @@ -760,7 +752,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "A (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1301,12 +1294,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "14,823 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 151,786 (Ukraine) (as of 7 November 2022)" + "text": "14,823 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 154,457 (Ukraine) (as of 21 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "692 (mid-year 2021)" }, - "note": "note: 276,667 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals, including Canary Islands (January 2015-November 2022)" + "note": "note: 276,683 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals, including Canary Islands (January 2015-November 2022)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "primary transit point in Europe for cocaine from South America and for hashish from Morocco; cocaine is shipped in raw or liquid form with mixed cargo to avoid detection; traffickers ship methamphetamine via express mail; increasing number of indoor cannabis production; illegal labs cutting, mixing, and reconstituting cocaine, and heroin and methamphetamine labs; synthetic drugs, including ketamine and MDMA (ecstasy) transit from Spain to the United States" diff --git a/europe/sv.json b/europe/sv.json index 18ba17f7..965d9f2d 100644 --- a/europe/sv.json +++ b/europe/sv.json @@ -228,12 +228,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index 3b507a26..05cc07c7 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -315,12 +315,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2016 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "11,000 (2016 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.6% (2016)" }, @@ -733,7 +727,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AAA (2004)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1261,7 +1256,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "114,995 (Syria), 28,744 (Afghanistan), 26,911 (Eritrea), 11,574 (Somalia), 11,153 (Iraq), 7,516 (Iran) (2020); 48,087 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "114,995 (Syria), 28,744 (Afghanistan), 26,911 (Eritrea), 11,574 (Somalia), 11,153 (Iraq), 7,516 (Iran) (2020); 48,360 (Ukraine) (as of 15 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "50,098 (mid-year 2021); note - the majority of stateless people are from the Middle East and Somalia" diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index b36dda98..c1596328 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -310,14 +310,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "17,000 (2020)", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020) <200", - "note": "note: estimate does not include children" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.5% (2016)" }, @@ -747,7 +739,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AAA (1988)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1272,7 +1265,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "38,219 (Eritrea), 20,043 (Syria), 14,649 (Afghanistan), 6,069 (Sri Lanka), 6,197 (Turkey) (mid-year 2021); 68,620 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)" + "text": "38,219 (Eritrea), 20,043 (Syria), 14,649 (Afghanistan), 6,069 (Sri Lanka), 6,197 (Turkey) (mid-year 2021); 69,607 (Ukraine) (as of 22 November 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "684 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index 95a1d5c5..5bde9b52 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -306,17 +306,11 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the UK; as of 18 August 2022, the UK has reported a total of 23,461,239 cases of COVID-19 or 34,559.75 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 187,018 cumulative deaths or a rate of 275.48 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 10 August 2022, 79.89% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the UK to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the UK; as of 18 August 2022, the UK has reported a total of 23,461,239 cases of COVID-19 or 34,559.75 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 187,018 cumulative deaths or a rate of 275.48 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 10 August 2022, 79.89% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the UK to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening proceduresUkraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties.
A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, a failed political deal, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019.
Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In mid-2014, Russia began supplying proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel driving an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government that continues to this day. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russian proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting or find a political solution. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on Package of Measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the unrecognized Russian proxy republics, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe also meet regularly to facilitate implementation of the peace deal. By early 2022, more than 14,000 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.
On 24 February 2022, Russia escalated its conflict with Ukraine by invading the country on several fronts in what has become the largest conventional military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since World War II. The invasion has received near universal international condemnation, and many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and also supplied humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. The invasion has also created Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. As of 8 November, approximately 15.11 million people had fled Ukraine, and 6.54 million people were internally displaced as of 27 October. More than 16,600 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 13 November. The invasion of Ukraine remains one of the two largest displacement crises worldwide (the other is the conflict in Syria).
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Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties.
A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, a failed political deal, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019.
Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In mid-2014, Russia began supplying proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel driving an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government that continues to this day. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russian proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting or find a political solution. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on Package of Measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the unrecognized Russian proxy republics, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe also meet regularly to facilitate implementation of the peace deal. By early 2022, more than 14,000 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.
On 24 February 2022, Russia escalated its conflict with Ukraine by invading the country on several fronts in what has become the largest conventional military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since World War II. The invasion has received near universal international condemnation, and many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and also supplied humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. The invasion has also created Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. As of 22 November, approximately 15.91 million people had fled Ukraine, and 6.54 million people were internally displaced as of 27 October. More than 16,780 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 22 November. The invasion of Ukraine remains one of the two largest displacement crises worldwide (the other is the conflict in Syria).
" } }, "Geography": { @@ -315,12 +315,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "260,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,100 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "
note: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Eastern Europe; Ukraine 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
" }, @@ -759,7 +753,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index 93e49465..2852e3af 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -188,12 +188,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index 81a8e1a4..a75efa9c 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -309,12 +309,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2020)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2020) <1,000" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2020) <100" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout UAE; as of 18 August 2022, UAE has reported a total of 1,007,039 cases of COVID-19 or 10,181.98 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 2,340 cumulative deaths or a rate of 23.65 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population" }, @@ -729,7 +723,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AA (2007)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index 96bbb4eb..039cdf49 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ "text": "1.86 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "54.9% (2011)" + "text": "NA" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -311,12 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "9,900 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <200" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.9% (2016)" }, @@ -735,7 +729,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB+ (2016)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -864,14 +859,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$15.21 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$15.21 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$23.63 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$23.63 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$25.48 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$25.48 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Italy 28%, Turkey 15%, Israel 7%, Germany 5%, India 5% (2017)" @@ -1252,14 +1248,6 @@ "text": "3,585 (mid-year 2021)" } }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Azerbaijan and exploit Azerbaijanis abroad; Azerbaijani men and boys experience forced labor domestically and in Qatar, Russia, and the UAE; Azerbaijani women and children are subjected to sex trafficking domestically and in Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Turkey, and the UAE; Azerbaijan is a destination country for sex and forced labor trafficking victims from China, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; some children are exploited domestically for forced begging and forced labor as roadside vendors and at tea houses and wedding venues" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Azerbaijan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; more traffickers were convicted and judges received guidance to issue stricter sentences; the government significantly increased funding for victim protection by establishing grants for civil society; however, authorities identified fewer victims than in the previous year, did not regularly screen vulnerable populations, and continued to lack proactive identification methods, resulting in victims being penalized for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly for CIS consumption; small government eradication program; transit point for Southwest Asian opiates bound for Russia and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe" } diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index 673cd5ca..decdfff2 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -306,12 +306,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "4,800 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.2% (2016)" }, @@ -605,7 +599,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "the below parties received 1% or more of the vote:Tier 2 Watch List — Armenia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; law enforcement authorities did not conduct proactive investigations and relied on victims to self-identify; prevention efforts decreased and protection efforts were weak, with the government continuing to lack a formal victim-witness protection program; the government had no convictions, including convictions of complicit government employees, for the second consecutive year and has not had a forced labor conviction since 2014; legislation was passed to strengthen the health and labor body and training was provided to law enforcement officials; government and local NGOs provided legal, medical, and psychological assistance, housing, and monetary compensation to victims; however, civil society continued to provide reintegration and long-term support services without government funding (2020)
" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "a transit country for illicit drugs with its location between source countries Afghanistan and Iran and the markets of Europe and Russia
" } diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 411dd56b..9c072e3d 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -301,12 +301,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2017 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2017 est.) <500" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2017 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "29.8% (2016)" }, @@ -720,7 +714,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B+ (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -843,11 +838,12 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$30.1 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$30.1 billion (2018 est.)" }, "Exports 2017": { "text": "$26.762 billion (2017 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "United Arab Emirates 31%, Saudi Arabia 12%, Japan 8%, United States 8% (2019)" diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index 6cb7e100..4797ac1b 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -306,12 +306,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.3% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "9,100 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.7% (2016)" }, @@ -732,7 +726,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BB (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1244,7 +1239,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "24,912 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)" + "text": "25,204 (Ukraine) (as of 15 November 2022)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "305,000 (displaced in the 1990s as a result of armed conflict in the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; displaced in 2008 by fighting between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia) (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index 4a05d785..dd2feae8 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -279,12 +279,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Asia; the Gaza Strip is currently considered a high risk to travelers for polio; 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
" }, diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index 8fe6214d..5a0e8298 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ "text": "1.93 children born/woman (2022 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "77.4% (2010/11)" + "text": "NA" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -317,12 +317,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "54,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,200 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 839631db..955a5052 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Israel has emerged as a regional economic and military powerhouse, leveraging its booming high-tech sector, massive defense industry, and concerns about Iran to foster partnerships around the world. The State of Israel was established in 1948. The UN General Assembly had proposed to partition the British Mandate for Palestine into an Arab and Jewish state. Arab states rejected the UN plan and were subsequently defeated militarily in the 1948 war that followed the withdrawal of the British on 14 May 1948. Israel was admitted as a member of the UN in 1949 and saw rapid population growth, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East, over the following years. Israel and its Arab neighbors fought wars in 1967 and 1973 and Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. Israel took control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the course of the 1967 war, and subsequently administered those territories through military authorities. Israel and Palestinian officials signed interim agreements in the 1990s that created an interim period of Palestinian self-rule in parts of the West Bank and Gaza. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. While the most recent formal efforts between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to negotiate final status issues occurred in 2013-2014, the US continues its efforts to advance peace. Immigration to Israel continues, with more than 20,000 new immigrants, mostly Jewish, in 2020.note: on 21 March 2022, 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
" }, @@ -749,7 +743,7 @@ "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AA- (2018)" }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." + "note": "note: the year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 41a0bf9f..38938c78 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -316,12 +316,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -553,7 +547,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah (Arabic); parezgakan, singular - parezga (Kurdish)) and 1 region*; 'Al Anbar; Al Basrah; Al Muthanna; Al Qadisiyah (Ad Diwaniyah); An Najaf; Arbil (Erbil) (Arabic), Hewler (Kurdish); As Sulaymaniyah (Arabic), Slemani (Kurdish); Babil; Baghdad; Dahuk (Arabic), Dihok (Kurdish); Dhi Qar; Diyala; Karbala'; Kirkuk; Maysan; Ninawa; Salah ad Din; Wasit", + "text": "18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah (Arabic); parezgakan, singular - parezga (Kurdish)); 'Al Anbar; Al Basrah; Al Muthanna; Al Qadisiyah (Ad Diwaniyah); An Najaf; Arbil (Erbil) (Arabic), Hewler (Kurdish); As Sulaymaniyah (Arabic), Slemani (Kurdish); Babil; Baghdad; Dahuk (Arabic), Dihok (Kurdish); Dhi Qar; Diyala; Karbala'; Kirkuk; Maysan; Ninawa; Salah ad Din; Wasit", "note": "note: Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government administers Arbil, Dahuk, and As Sulaymaniyah (as Hewler, Dihok, and Slemani respectively)" }, "Independence": { @@ -762,7 +756,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B- (2015)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1105,7 +1100,7 @@ }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Iraq continues to face a number of political and economic challenges, though increasing civil stability has made it easier for mobile and fixed-line operators to rebuild telecom services and infrastructure damaged during the last few years; the government extended the licenses held by the MNOs for an additional three years to compensate for the chaos and destruction caused between 2014 and 2017 when Islamic State held sway in many areas of the country; the companies have struggled to develop LTE services; with LTE services being very low, there is little chance for 5G to be available in the short term; most services are still based on GSM and 3G, except in the Kurdish region where LTE is more widely available (2022)" + "text": "Iraq continues to face a number of political and economic challenges, though increasing civil stability has made it easier for mobile and fixed-line operators to rebuild telecom services and infrastructure damaged during the last few years; the government extended the licenses held by the MNOs for an additional three years to compensate for the chaos and destruction caused between 2014 and 2017 when Islamic State held sway in many areas of the country; the companies have struggled to develop LTE services; most services are still based on GSM and 3G, except in the Kurdish region where LTE is more widely available (2022)" }, "domestic": { "text": "about 7 per 100 for fixed-line and 93 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2020)" diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index fdc34682..c423a33c 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -314,12 +314,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1,000" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Jordan; as of 18 August 2022, Jordan has reported a total of 1,726,717 cases of COVID-19 or 16,923.39 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 14,095 cumulative deaths or a rate of 138.14 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 7 August 2022, 43.21% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, @@ -758,7 +752,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B+ (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1103,7 +1098,7 @@ "text": "Jordan’s government has focused on the use of ICT in a range of sectors, aimed at transforming the relatively small economy through the use of digital services; this policy has helped the country rise in the league tables for digital connectivity and internet readiness, and it has also attracted investment from foreign companies; during the ongoing global pandemic, the start-up sector has been further encouraged to develop solutions to combat the crisis, while other efforts have facilitated e-government services and encouraged businesses to adapt to new methods of working through their own digital transformation; these developments have been supported by the highly developed mobile sector, led by three major regional players which have near-comprehensive LTE network coverage (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "1995 a telecommunications law opened all non-fixed-line services to private competition; in 2005, the monopoly over fixed-line services terminated and the entire telecommunications sector was opened to competition; currently fixed-line stands at nearly 4 per 100 persons and multiple mobile-cellular providers with subscribership over 68 per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "a 1995 telecommunications law opened all non-fixed-line services to private competition; in 2005, the monopoly over fixed-line services terminated and the entire telecommunications sector was opened to competition; currently fixed-line stands at nearly 4 per 100 persons and multiple mobile-cellular providers with subscribership over 68 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 962; landing point for the FEA and Taba-Aqaba submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Asia; satellite earth stations - 33 (3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals (2019)" @@ -1274,14 +1269,6 @@ "text": "63 (mid-year 2021)" } }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Jordan and Jordanians abroad; victims are primarily from South and Southeast Asia, East Africa, Egypt, and Syria; foreign migrants, many undocumented, working in construction, agriculture, textiles, and domestic work are the most vulnerable to trafficking because of informal work agreements and frequently changing employers; forced labor victims experience withheld or unpaid wages, confiscation of identity documents, restricted freedom of movement, unsafe living conditions, long hours without rest, isolation, and verbal and physical abuse; child labor and potential forced child labor increased; traffickers exploit Lebanese, North African, and Eastern European women who have migrated to Jordan to work in restaurants and nightclubs are subject to sex trafficking
" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Jordan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government increased the training of law enforcement personnel and victim advocates, maintained a trafficking shelter offering a wide range of services, partnered with civil society actors to proactively identify and protect trafficking victims, and conducted anti-trafficking awareness campaigns; the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts as fewer traffickers were investigated, prosecuted, and convicted; fewer victims were identified and assisted, and victims were still arrested, detained, and deported for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit; under Jordan’s anti-trafficking law, penalties for sex trafficking offenses were not commensurate with penalties for other serious crimes (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "primarily a transshipment country for amphetamine tablets originating in Lebanon and Syria and destined for Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Gulf countries; the government is increasingly concerned about domestic consumption of illicit drugs" } diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index fdd19ed1..6d71edbc 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -305,12 +305,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2018 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2018 est.) <1000" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2018 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "37.9% (2016)" }, @@ -706,7 +700,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AA- (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index e1982506..6190b1a5 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -299,12 +299,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "2,700 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Lebanon; as of 18 August 2022, Lebanon has reported a total of 1,200,111 cases of COVID-19 or 17,582.89 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 10,589 cumulative deaths or a rate of 155.14 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 7 August 2022, 48.5% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, @@ -741,7 +735,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "D (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index ab9d6316..619b3026 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -308,12 +308,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2019)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "2,500 (2019)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2019) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "27% (2016)" }, @@ -714,7 +708,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B+ (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index 8c551767..43a89ace 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -306,12 +306,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <200" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "35.1% (2016)" }, @@ -724,7 +718,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AA- (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index bd4d658a..dcbc5758 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -311,12 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "12,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <200" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "35.4% (2016)" }, @@ -567,7 +561,7 @@ "text": "King SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 23 January 2015); Crown Prince MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (born 31 August 1985)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "King and Prime Minister SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 23 January 2015); Crown Prince MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (born 31 August 1985)" + "text": "Crown Prince and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (born 31 August 1985)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch every 4 years and includes many royal family members" @@ -729,7 +723,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "A- (2016)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1268,14 +1263,6 @@ "text": "70,000 (mid-year 2021); note - thousands of biduns (stateless Arabs) are descendants of nomadic tribes who were not officially registered when national borders were established, while others migrated to Saudi Arabia in search of jobs; some have temporary identification cards that must be renewed every five years, but their rights remain restricted; most Palestinians have only legal resident status; some naturalized Yemenis were made stateless after being stripped of their passports when Yemen backed Iraq in its invasion of Kuwait in 1990; Saudi women cannot pass their citizenship on to their children, so if they marry a non-national, their children risk statelessness" } }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia is a destination country for men and women subjected to forced labor and, to a lesser extent, forced prostitution; men and women primarily from South and Southeast Asia and Africa voluntarily travel to Saudi Arabia to work in domestic service, construction, agriculture or other low-skilled jobs, but some subsequently face conditions indicative of involuntary servitude (many are forced to work months or years beyond their contract term because employers withhold passports and required exit visas); women, primarily from Asian and African countries, are reported to be forced into prostitution in Saudi Arabia" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Saudi Arabia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, but is making significant efforts to do so and was upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List;
the government enacted the country’s first-ever national referral mechanism (NRM) and increased the number of prosecutions and convictions under the anti-trafficking law; victims are identified and referred for care; the government convicted and sentenced two Saudi officials complicit in trafficking crimes; however, the government continued to fine, jail, and/or deport migrant workers for prostitution or immigration violations who may have been trafficking victims; authorities regularly misclassified potential trafficking crimes as labor law violations rather than as criminal offenses (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "regularly sentences drug traffickers to the death penalty, although a moratorium on executions for drug offences has been in place since at least 2020; improving anti-money-laundering legislation and enforcement" } diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index f32f7a20..49d42485 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -311,12 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "(2020) <1,000" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020) <100" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "27.8% (2016)" }, @@ -1216,12 +1210,12 @@ "text": "568,730 (Palestinian Refugees) (2020); 12,435 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "6.662 million (ongoing civil war since 2011) (2021)" + "text": "6.75 million (ongoing civil war since 2011) (2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "160,000 (mid-year 2021); note - Syria's stateless population consists of Kurds and Palestinians; stateless persons are prevented from voting, owning land, holding certain jobs, receiving food subsidies or public healthcare, enrolling in public schools, or being legally married to Syrian citizens; in 1962, some 120,000 Syrian Kurds were stripped of their Syrian citizenship, rendering them and their descendants stateless; in 2011, the Syrian Government granted citizenship to thousands of Syrian Kurds as a means of appeasement; however, resolving the question of statelessness is not a priority given Syria's ongoing civil war" }, - "note": "note: the ongoing civil war has resulted in almost 5.3 million registered Syrian refugees - dispersed mainly in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey - as of November 2022" + "note": "note: the ongoing civil war has resulted in more than 5.5 million registered Syrian refugees - dispersed mainly in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey - as of November 2022" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index c028ab82..de8d5100 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -318,12 +318,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Turkey; as of 18 August 2022, Turkey has reported a total of 16,528,070 cases of COVID-19 or 19,597.17 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 100,058 cumulative deaths or a rate of 118.63 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 17 August 2022, 68.31% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, @@ -764,7 +758,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B+ (2018)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1283,7 +1278,7 @@ }, "Military deployments": { "text": "approximately 150 (Azerbaijan; monitoring cease-fire, clearing mines); 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); approximately 30,000 Cyprus; estimated 5,000 Iraq; 300 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 110 Lebanon (UNIFIL); estimated 500 Libya; up to 5,000 Qatar; approximately 200 Somalia (training mission); estimated 5,000-10,000 Syria (2022)", - "note": "note 1: between 2016 and 2020, Turkey conducted four significant military campaigns in northern Syria; Turkey also has deployed troops into northern Iraq on numerous occasions to combat the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), including large operations involving thousands of troops in 2007, 2011, and 2018, and smaller-scale operations in 2021 and 2022; in October of 2021, Turkey’s parliament extended the military’s mandate to launch cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria by two more yearsnote: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Asia; the West Bank is currently considered a high risk to travelers for polio; 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
" }, diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 3934934d..cf29f5ae 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -311,12 +311,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2020 est.) <.1%" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "11,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <500" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -1248,7 +1242,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "69,900 (Somalia), 18,687 (Ethiopia) (2022)" + "text": "69,900 (Somalia), 18,968 (Ethiopia) (2022)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "4,288,739 (conflict in Sa'ada Governorate; clashes between al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and government forces) (2022)" diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index c67a022d..6376499d 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -286,12 +286,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -612,7 +606,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "A+ (2015)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -730,11 +725,12 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$1.59 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$1.59 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$1.59 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$1.59 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Jamaica 49.1%, Luxembourg 36.1%, US 4.9% (2017)" diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 7b79b74d..81d8ea62 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -326,12 +326,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "29.4% (2016)" }, @@ -700,7 +694,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. Canada has a large oil and natural gas sector with the majority of crude oil production derived from oil sands in the western provinces, especially Alberta. Canada now ranks third in the world in proved oil reserves behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia and is the world’s seventh-largest oil producer.
TThe 1989 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (which includes Mexico) dramatically increased trade and economic integration between the US and Canada. Canada and the US enjoy the world’s most comprehensive bilateral trade and investment relationship, with goods and services trade totaling more than $680 billion in 2017, and two-way investment stocks of more than $800 billion. Over three-fourths of Canada’s merchandise exports are destined for the US each year. Canada is the largest foreign supplier of energy to the US, including oil, natural gas, and electric power, and a top source of US uranium imports.
Given its abundant natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital stock, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. The global economic crisis of 2007-08 moved the Canadian economy into sharp recession by late 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada’s economy posted strong growth in 2017 at 3%, but most analysts are projecting Canada’s economic growth will drop back closer to 2% in 2018.
" + "text": "Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. Canada has a large oil and natural gas sector with the majority of crude oil production derived from oil sands in the western provinces, especially Alberta. Canada now ranks third in the world in proved oil reserves behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia and is the world’s seventh-largest oil producer.
The 1989 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (which includes Mexico) dramatically increased trade and economic integration between the US and Canada. Canada and the US enjoy the world’s most comprehensive bilateral trade and investment relationship, with goods and services trade totaling more than $680 billion in 2017, and two-way investment stocks of more than $800 billion. Over three-fourths of Canada’s merchandise exports are destined for the US each year. Canada is the largest foreign supplier of energy to the US, including oil, natural gas, and electric power, and a top source of US uranium imports.
Given its abundant natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital stock, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. The global economic crisis of 2007-08 moved the Canadian economy into sharp recession by late 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada’s economy posted strong growth in 2017 at 3%, but most analysts are projecting Canada’s economic growth will drop back closer to 2% in 2018.
" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020": { @@ -760,7 +754,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "AAA (2002)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -897,14 +892,15 @@ }, "Exports": { "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$477.31 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$477.31 billion (2020 est.)" }, "Exports 2019": { - "text": "$555.83 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" + "text": "$555.83 billion (2019 est.)" }, "Exports 2018": { - "text": "$556.89 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars" - } + "text": "$556.89 billion (2018 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "US 73% (2019)" diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index d568a6a9..a1c09e86 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -290,12 +290,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/north-america/ip.json b/north-america/ip.json index 8f5d711a..e6a2c29d 100644 --- a/north-america/ip.json +++ b/north-america/ip.json @@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 164700c5..d545d7c0 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -327,12 +327,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.4% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "340,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "4,300 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -812,7 +806,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "BBB (2020)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json index 51672c5b..044b5177 100644 --- a/north-america/sb.json +++ b/north-america/sb.json @@ -289,12 +289,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 20d12a7f..19d8a815 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ "text": "large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western tier states; mountainous areas, principally the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian chain, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prarie states are less densely populated; Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast - with particular emphasis on the city of Anchorage - and Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
volcanism: volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell, Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in Hawaii: Haleakala, Kilauea, Loihi; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" + "text": "tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
volcanism: volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell, Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in Hawaii: Haleakala, Kilauea, Loihi; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "note 1: world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Denali (Mt. McKinley) is the highest point (6,190 m) in North America and Death Valley the lowest point (-86 m) on the continent
note 2: the western coast of the United States and southern coast of Alaska lie along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire
note 3: the Aleutian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands that divide the Bering Sea (north) from the main Pacific Ocean (south); they extend about 1,800 km westward from the Alaskan Peninsula; the archipelago consists of 14 larger islands, 55 smaller islands, and hundreds of islets; there are 41 active volcanoes on the islands, which together form a large northern section of the Ring of Fire
note 4: Mammoth Cave, in west-central Kentucky, is the world's longest known cave system with more than 650 km (405 miles) of surveyed passageways, which is nearly twice as long as the second-longest cave system, the Sac Actun underwater cave in Mexico - the world's longest underwater cave system (see \"Geography - note\" under Mexico);
note 5: Kazumura Cave on the island of Hawaii is the world's longest and deepest lava tube cave; it has been surveyed at 66 km (41 mi) long and 1,102 m (3,614 ft) deep
note 6: Bracken Cave outside of San Antonio, Texas is the world's largest bat cave; it is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world; an estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October making it the world's largest known concentration of mammals
note 7: the US is reliant on foreign imports for 100% of its needs for the following strategic resources - Arsenic, Cesium, Fluorspar, Gallium, Graphite, Indium, Manganese, Niobium, Rare Earths, Rubidium, Scandium, Tantalum, Yttrium; see Appendix H: Strategic Materials for further details
note 8: three food crops are generally acknowledged to be native to areas of what is now the United States: cranberries, pecans, and sunflowers
The cold, clockwise-flowing Antarctic Circumpolar Current (West Wind Drift; 21,000 km long) moves perpetually eastward around the continent and is the world's largest and strongest ocean current, transporting 130 million cubic meters of water per second - 100 times the flow of all the world's rivers; it is also the only current that flows all the way around the planet and connects the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans; the cold Antarctic Coastal Current (East Wind Drift) is the southernmost current in the world, flowing westward and parallel to the Antarctic coastline
" + "text": "the cold, clockwise-flowing Antarctic Circumpolar Current (West Wind Drift; 21,000 km long) moves perpetually eastward around the continent and is the world's largest and strongest ocean current, transporting 130 million cubic meters of water per second - 100 times the flow of all the world's rivers; it is also the only current that flows all the way around the planet and connects the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans; the cold Antarctic Coastal Current (East Wind Drift) is the southernmost current in the world, flowing westward and parallel to the Antarctic coastline
" + }, + "Bathymetry": { + "continental shelf": { + "text": "The continental shelf (see Figure 1), a rather flat area of the sea floor adjacent to the coast that gradually slopes down from the shore to water depths of about 200 m (660 ft). Dimensions can vary: they may be narrow or nearly nonexistent in some places or extend for hundreds of miles in others. The waters along the continental shelf are usually productive in both plant and animal life, both from sunlight and nutrients from ocean upwelling and terrestrial runoff. Compared to the continental shelf found in other oceans, in Antarctica the continental shelf is narrower and much deeper. In addition, the continental shelf has been deeply scoured by glacial action. The following are examples of features found on the continental shelf of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2).Two major, slow-moving, wind-driven currents (drift streams) dominate: a clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyre in the western part of the Arctic Ocean and a nearly straight line Transpolar Drift Stream that moves eastward across the ocean from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to the Fram Strait (between Greenland and Svalbard); sea ice that lies close to the center of the gyre can complete a 360 degree circle in about 2 years, while ice on the gyre periphery will complete the same circle in about 7-8 years; sea ice in the Transpolar Drift crosses the ocean in about 3 years
" + "text": "two major, slow-moving, wind-driven currents (drift streams) dominate: a clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyre in the western part of the Arctic Ocean and a nearly straight line Transpolar Drift Stream that moves eastward across the ocean from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to the Fram Strait (between Greenland and Svalbard); sea ice that lies close to the center of the gyre can complete a 360 degree circle in about 2 years, while ice on the gyre periphery will complete the same circle in about 7-8 years; sea ice in the Transpolar Drift crosses the ocean in about 3 years
" + }, + "Bathymetry": { + "continental shelf": { + "text": "The continental shelf (see Figure 1), a rather flat area of the sea floor adjacent to the coast that gradually slopes down from the shore to water depths of about 200 m (660 ft). Dimensions can vary: they may be narrow or nearly nonexistent in some places or extend for hundreds of miles in others. The waters along the continental shelf are usually productive in both plant and animal life, both from sunlight and nutrients from ocean upwelling and terrestrial runoff. More than one quarter of the Arctic sea floor is continental shelf. The Eurasian shelf is very wide extending out 1,500 km (930 mi) and is the largest continental shelf in the World. The following are examples of features found on the continental shelf of the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2).Arafura Shelf (Figure 4B)
Sahul Shelf (Figure 4B)
Sunda Shelf (Figure 4B)
Taiwan Banks (Figure 4B)
Arafura Shelf (Figure 5)
Sahul Shelf (Figure 5)
Sunda Shelf (Figure 5)
Taiwan Banks (Figure 5)
Pribilof Canyon (Figure 2)
Zhemchug Canyon (Figure 2); note - deepest submarine canyon
East Pacific Rise (Figure 3)
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge (Figure 3)
Caroline Seamounts (Figure 4B)
East Mariana Ridge (Figure 4)
Emperor Seamount Chain (Figure 2)
Hawaiian Ridge (Figure 2)
Lord Howe Seamount Chain (Figure 4)
Louisville Ridge (Figure 4)
Kapingamarangi (Ontong-Java) Rise (Figure 4B); note - largest submarine plateau
Macclesfield Bank (Figure 4B)
Marshall Seamounts (Figure 2)
Magellan Seamounts (Figure 2)
Mid-Pacific Seamounts (Figure 2)
Reed Tablemount (Figure 4B)
Shatsky Rise (Figure 2); note - third largest submarine plateau
Tonga-Kermadec Ridge (Figure 4)
Caroline Seamounts (Figure 5)
East Mariana Ridge (Figure 4)
Emperor Seamount Chain (Figure 2)
Hawaiian Ridge (Figure 2)
Lord Howe Seamount Chain (Figure 4)
Louisville Ridge (Figure 4)
Kapingamarangi (Ontong-Java) Rise (Figure 5); note - largest submarine plateau
Macclesfield Bank (Figure 5)
Marshall Seamounts (Figure 2)
Magellan Seamounts (Figure 2)
Mid-Pacific Seamounts (Figure 2)
Reed Tablemount (Figure 5)
Shatsky Rise (Figure 2); note - third largest submarine plateau
Tonga-Kermadec Ridge (Figure 4)
Aleutian Trench (Figure 2)
Chile Trench (Figure 3)
Izu-Ogasawara Trench (Figure 2)
Japan Trench (Figure 2)
Kermadec Trench (Figure 3, 4)
Kuril-Kamchatka Trench (Figure 2)
Manus Trench (Figure 4)
Mariana Trench (Figure 2, 4); note - deepest ocean trench
Middle America Trench (Figure 3)
Nansei-Shoto Trench (Figure 4B)
Palau Trench (Figure 2, 4)
Philippine Trench (Figure 4)
Peru-Chile Trench (Figure 3)
South New Hebrides Trench (Figure 4)
Tonga Trench (Figure 3, 4)
Yap Trench (Figure 2, 4)
Aleutian Trench (Figure 2)
Chile Trench (Figure 3)
Izu-Ogasawara Trench (Figure 2)
Japan Trench (Figure 2)
Kermadec Trench (Figure 3, 4)
Kuril-Kamchatka Trench (Figure 2)
Manus Trench (Figure 4)
Mariana Trench (Figure 2, 4); note - deepest ocean trench
Middle America Trench (Figure 3)
Nansei-Shoto Trench (Figure 5)
Palau Trench (Figure 2, 4)
Philippine Trench (Figure 4)
Peru-Chile Trench (Figure 3)
South New Hebrides Trench (Figure 4)
Tonga Trench (Figure 3, 4)
Yap Trench (Figure 2, 4)
none identified
" }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "Maldives is a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and a source country for Maldivian children subjected to human trafficking within the country; Bangladeshi and Indian migrants working both legally and illegally in the construction and service sectors face conditions of forced labor, including fraudulent recruitment, confiscation of identity and travel documents, nonpayment of wages, and debt bondage; a small number of women from Sri Lanka, Thailand, India, China, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Eastern Europe, and former Soviet states are trafficked to Maldives for sexual exploitation; some Maldivian children are transported to the capital for forced domestic service, where they may also be sexually abused" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Maldives does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; efforts included convicting two individuals for trafficking-related offenses, convening the National Anti-Trafficking Steering Committee for the first time in two years; drafting and finalizing a 2020-2022 national action plan; however, efforts to hold employers accountable for trafficking did not increase, non-payment of wages and of the retention of migrant workers’ passports continued; standard operating procedures for victim identification, protection, and referral were not adopted; insufficient resources were devoted to the national action plan; Maldives was granted a waiver per the Trafficking Victims Protection Act from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "NA" } diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index 443d5cf7..957f999c 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -306,12 +306,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.1% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "30,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "(2020 est.) <1000" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -1098,7 +1092,7 @@ "text": "in relation to its telecom sector, Nepal has several topographical and economic constraints which have impeded efforts to expand network infrastructure and improve the quality of service for end-users; the fixed line market remains underdeveloped, and as a result most traffic is channeled via mobile networks; fixed broadband penetration remains very low, though to address this the government has initiated several programs as part of the Digital Nepal Framework and the wider Optical Fiber Backbone Network Expansion Project, started in 2012; supported by the Rural Telecommunications Development Fund, the programs include building out fiber backbone infrastructure and using this to provide broadband to schools and community centers nationally; telcos have also invested in fiber networks, and competition in the market is intensifying; cheap fiber-based services launched in mid-2021 prompted responses from other ISPs to provide faster and more competitively priced offers; Nepal’s mobile market is relatively developed, with a focus on LTE; in 2021, the regulator considered a range of spectrum bands which could be used for 5G (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "3G coverage is available in 20 major cities (2019); disparity between high coverage in cities and coverage available in underdeveloped rural regions; fixed-line less than 3 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular nearly 131 per 100 persons; fair radiotelephone communication service; 20% of the market share is fixed (wired) broadband, 2% is fixed (wireless) broadband, and 78% is mobile broadband (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line less than 2 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular nearly 131 per 100 persons (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 977; Nepal, China and Tibet connected across borders with underground and all-dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) fiber-optic cables; radiotelephone communications; microwave and fiber landlines to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019)" diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index 878bba69..597cf52f 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -320,12 +320,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "200,000 (2020 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "8,200 (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -799,7 +793,8 @@ }, "Standard & Poors rating": { "text": "B- (2019)" - } + }, + "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -1354,14 +1349,6 @@ "text": "47 (mid-year 2021)" } }, - "Trafficking in persons": { - "current situation": { - "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Pakistan and Pakistanis abroad; the largest human trafficking problem is bonded labor, where traffickers exploit a debt assumed by a worker as part of the terms of employment, entrapping sometimes generations of a family; bonded laborers are forced to work in agriculture, brick kilns, fisheries, mining, textile manufacturing, bangle- and carpet-making; traffickers buy, sell, rent, and kidnap children for forced labor in begging, domestic work, small shops, sex trafficking and stealing; some children are maimed to bring in more money for begging; Afghans, Iranians, and Pakistanis are forced into drug trafficking in border areas and Karachi; Pakistani traffickers lure women and girls away from their families with promises of marriage and exploit the women and girls in sex trafficking; militant groups kidnap, buy, or recruit children and force them to spy, fight, and conduct suicide attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan" - }, - "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Pakistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; government efforts include convicting traffickers under the comprehensive human trafficking law, convicting more traffickers for bonded labor, and increasing registration of brick kilns nationwide for the oversight of workers traffickers target; more trafficking victims were identified; authorities initiated eight investigations against suspected traffickers of Pakistani victims overseas; authorities collaborated with international partners and foreign governments on anti-trafficking efforts; however, the government significantly decreased investigations and prosecutions of sex traffickers; bonded labor exists on farms and in brick kilns in Punjab province; no action was taken against officials involved in trafficking; several high-profile trafficking cases were dropped during the reporting period; resources were lacking for the care of identified victims; Pakistan was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2020)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "minor cultivator of opium poppy and cannabis with 1,400 hectares of poppy cultivated 2016; one of the world’s top transit corridors for opiates and cannabis products along with Afghanistan and Iran; precursor chemicals also pass through Pakistan as a major transit point for global distribution
" } diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index 5bb99df9..91bb4a22 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Globally, the 20th century was marked by: (a) two devastating World Wars; (b) the Great Depression of the 1930s; (c) the end of vast colonial empires; (d) rapid advances in science and technology, from the first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (US) to the landing on the moon; (e) the Cold War between the Western alliance and the Warsaw Pact nations; (f) a sharp rise in living standards in North America, Europe, and Japan; (g) increased concerns about environmental degradation including deforestation, energy and water shortages, declining biological diversity, and air pollution; (h) the onset of the AIDS epidemic; and (i) the ultimate emergence of the US as the only world superpower. The planet's population continues to explode: from 1 billion in 1820 to 2 billion in 1930, 3 billion in 1960, 4 billion in 1974, 5 billion in 1987, 6 billion in 1999, and 7 billion in 2012. For the 21st century, the continued exponential growth in science and technology raises both hopes (e.g., advances in medicine and agriculture) and fears (e.g., development of even more lethal weapons of war)." + "text": "Globally, the 20th century was marked by: (a) two devastating World Wars; (b) the Great Depression of the 1930s; (c) the end of vast colonial empires; (d) rapid advances in science and technology, from the first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (US) to the landing on the moon; (e) the Cold War between the Western alliance and the Warsaw Pact nations; (f) a sharp rise in living standards in North America, Europe, and Japan; (g) increased concerns about environmental degradation including deforestation, energy and water shortages, declining biological diversity, and air pollution; (h) the onset of the AIDS epidemic; and (i) the ultimate emergence of the US as the only world superpower. The planet's population continues to explode: from 1 billion in 1820 to 2 billion in 1930, 3 billion in 1960, 4 billion in 1974, 5 billion in 1987, 6 billion in 1999, 7 billion in 2012, and 8 billion in 2022. For the 21st century, the continued exponential growth in science and technology raises both hopes (e.g., advances in medicine and agriculture) and fears (e.g., development of even more lethal weapons of war)." } }, "Geography": { @@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ }, "Terrain": { "Terrain": { - "text": "tremendous variation of terrain on each of the continents; check the World \"Elevation\" entry for a compilation of terrain extremes; the world's ocean floors are marked by mid-ocean ridges while the ocean surfaces form a dynamic, continuously changing environment; check the \"Terrain\" field and its 'major surface currents' and 'ocean zones' subfields under each of the five ocean entries (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern) for further information on oceanic environs" + "text": "tremendous variation of terrain may be found on each of the continents; check the World \"Elevation\" entry for a compilation of terrain extremes; the world's ocean floors also display extraordinary variation while the ocean surfaces form a dynamic, continuously changing environment; check the \"Bathymetry\" and \"Major surface currents\" entries under each of the five ocean entries (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern) for further information on oceanic environs" }, "Ten Cave Superlatives": { - "text": "compiled from \"Geography - note(s)\" under various country entries where more details may be found