auto-update week 42

middle-east/ba.json

@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
     "Irrigated land": {
       "text": "40 sq km (2012)"
     },
+    "Major aquifers": {
+      "text": "Arabian Aquifer System"
+    },
     "Population distribution": {
       "text": "smallest population of the Gulf States, but urbanization rate exceeds 90%; largest settlement concentration is found on the far northern end of the island in and around Manamah and Al Muharraq"
     },
@@ -95,9 +98,6 @@
     },
     "Geography - note": {
       "text": "close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources; strategic location in Persian Gulf, through which much of the Western world's petroleum must transit to reach open ocean"
-    },
-    "Major aquifers": {
-      "text": "Arabian Aquifer System"
     }
   },
   "People and Society": {
@@ -352,20 +352,6 @@
         "text": "15.47 megatons (2020 est.)"
       }
     },
-    "Total water withdrawal": {
-      "municipal": {
-        "text": "275.6 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
-      },
-      "industrial": {
-        "text": "14.1 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
-      },
-      "agricultural": {
-        "text": "144.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
-      }
-    },
-    "Total renewable water resources": {
-      "text": "116 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
-    },
     "Climate": {
       "text": "arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers"
     },
@@ -389,6 +375,14 @@
         "text": "88% (2018 est.)"
       }
     },
+    "Urbanization": {
+      "urban population": {
+        "text": "89.6% of total population (2021)"
+      },
+      "rate of urbanization": {
+        "text": "1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)"
+      }
+    },
     "Revenue from forest resources": {
       "forest revenues": {
         "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)"
@@ -399,14 +393,6 @@
         "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)"
       }
     },
-    "Urbanization": {
-      "urban population": {
-        "text": "89.6% of total population (2021)"
-      },
-      "rate of urbanization": {
-        "text": "1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)"
-      }
-    },
     "Waste and recycling": {
       "municipal solid waste generated annually": {
         "text": "951,943 tons (2016 est.)"
@@ -420,6 +406,20 @@
     },
     "Major aquifers": {
       "text": "Arabian Aquifer System"
+    },
+    "Total water withdrawal": {
+      "municipal": {
+        "text": "275.6 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
+      },
+      "industrial": {
+        "text": "14.1 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
+      },
+      "agricultural": {
+        "text": "144.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
+      }
+    },
+    "Total renewable water resources": {
+      "text": "116 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
     }
   },
   "Government": {
@@ -606,14 +606,14 @@
       "text": "<p>Oil and natural gas play a dominant role in Bahrain’s economy. Despite the Government’s past efforts to diversify the economy, oil still comprises 85% of Bahraini budget revenues. In the last few years lower world energy prices have generated sizable budget deficits - about 10% of GDP in 2017 alone. Bahrain has few options for covering these deficits, with low foreign assets and fewer oil resources compared to its GCC neighbors. The three major US credit agencies downgraded Bahrain’s sovereign debt rating to \"junk\" status in 2016, citing persistently low oil prices and the government’s high debt levels. Nevertheless, Bahrain was able to raise about $4 billion by issuing foreign currency denominated debt in 2017.</p><p></p><p>Other major economic activities are production of aluminum - Bahrain's second biggest export after oil and gas –finance, and construction. Bahrain continues to seek new natural gas supplies as feedstock to support its expanding petrochemical and aluminum industries. In April 2018 Bahrain announced it had found a significant oil field off the country’s west coast, but is still assessing how much of the oil can be extracted profitably.</p><p></p><p>In addition to addressing its current fiscal woes, Bahraini authorities face the long-term challenge of boosting Bahrain’s regional competitiveness — especially regarding industry, finance, and tourism — and reconciling revenue constraints with popular pressure to maintain generous state subsidies and a large public sector. Since 2015, the government lifted subsidies on meat, diesel, kerosene, and gasoline and has begun to phase in higher prices for electricity and water. As part of its diversification plans, Bahrain implemented a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US in August 2006, the first FTA between the US and a Gulf state. It plans to introduce a Value Added Tax (VAT) by the end of 2018.</p>"
     },
     "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
+      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020": {
+        "text": "$69.65 billion note: data are in 2017 dollars (2020 est.)"
+      },
       "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019": {
-        "text": "$73.87 billion (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "$73.95 billion note: data are in 2017 dollars (2019 est.)"
       },
       "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2018": {
-        "text": "$72.55 billion (2018 est.)"
-      },
-      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017": {
-        "text": "$71.282 billion (2017 est.)"
+        "text": "$72.51 billion note: data are in 2017 dollars (2018 est.)"
       },
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> data are in 2010 dollars"
     },
@@ -629,14 +629,14 @@
       }
     },
     "Real GDP per capita": {
+      "Real GDP per capita 2020": {
+        "text": "$40,900 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2020 est.)"
+      },
       "Real GDP per capita 2019": {
-        "text": "$45,011 (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "$45,100 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2019 est.)"
       },
       "Real GDP per capita 2018": {
-        "text": "$46,227 (2018 est.)"
-      },
-      "Real GDP per capita 2017": {
-        "text": "$47,710 (2017 est.)"
+        "text": "$46,200 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2018 est.)"
       },
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> data are in 2010 dollars"
     },
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@
     },
     "Exports": {
       "Exports 2018": {
-        "text": "$27.635 billion (2018 est.)"
+        "text": "$30.1 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)"
       },
       "Exports 2017": {
         "text": "$26.762 billion (2017 est.)"
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@
     },
     "Imports": {
       "Imports 2018": {
-        "text": "$23.399 billion (2018 est.)"
+        "text": "$27.19 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)"
       },
       "Imports 2017": {
         "text": "$22.132 billion (2017 est.)"
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@
     },
     "Telecommunication systems": {
       "general assessment": {
-        "text": "<p>Bahrain is one of the most technically advanced and connected countries in the world; NGN for increased mobile and Wi-Fi traffic; mobile infrastructure and fiber-optic Internet allows greater Internet penetration and competitive prices; government provides free Internet in schools and public areas, and national broadband with sole control over network; regulator controlled by monarchy; Internet freedom restricted through blocks; well served by satellite and submarine cable access; importer of broadcasting equipment from UAE (2021)</p> (2020)"
+        "text": "<p>Bahrain is one of the most technically advanced and connected countries in the world; NGN for increased mobile and Wi-Fi traffic; mobile infrastructure and fiber-optic Internet allows greater Internet penetration and competitive prices; government provides free Internet in schools and public areas, and national broadband with sole control over network; regulator controlled by monarchy; Internet freedom restricted through blocks; well served by satellite and submarine cable access; importer of broadcasting equipment from UAE</p> (2021)"
       },
       "domestic": {
         "text": "17 per 100 fixed-line, 116 per 100 mobile-cellular; modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly expanding mobile-cellular telephones (2019)"